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Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2015, Article ID 273489, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/273489
Research Article

Does the Addition of Cetuximab to Radiochemotherapy Improve Outcome of Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer? Long-Term Results from Phase II Trials

M. Kripp,1 K. Horisberger,2 S. Mai,3 P. Kienle,2 T. Gaiser,4 S. Post,2 F. Wenz,3 K. Merx,1 and R.-D. Hofheinz5

1III. Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
2Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
3Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
4Pathologisches Institut, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
5Interdisziplinäres Tumorzentrum, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany

Received 15 December 2014; Accepted 3 March 2015

Academic Editor: Eiji Sakai

Copyright © 2015 M. Kripp et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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