This is a phase II , open label, randomized study in patients with confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced rectal cancer. The study is designed to analyze the pathological tumor response on locally advanced rectal cancer after preoperative treatment with neo-adjuvant therapy regimen or with chemotherapy combined with short-course radiotherapy.
The study is designed to analyze the pathological tumor response on locally advanced rectal cancer after preoperative treatment with neo-adjuvant therapy regimen or with chemotherapy combined with short-course radiotherapy in a prospective cohort and to correlate this response with patient's outcome