Association of Sex With Toxic Effects, Treatment Adherence, and Oncologic Outcomes in the CAO/ARO/AIO-94 and CAO/ARO/AIO-04 Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trials of Rectal Cancer.

Abstract

This pooled analysis of data from phase 3 randomized clinical trials assesses the association of sex with toxic effects, treatment adherence, surgical procedures, and long-term outcomes after standard multimodal treatment in patients with rectal cancer.