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Aim
The clinical significance of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) combined with carbohydrate antigen 19‐9 (CA19‐9) in patients with rectal cancer is not well established. The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of these combined tumour markers in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT).
Method
A total of 687 consecutive...