AUTHOR=Wang Litao , Fan Jianyong , Guo Yaqi , Shang Shipeng , Gao Han , Xu Jianfei , Gao Peng , Liu Enrui 

TITLE=The optimal time interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for patients with an unfavorable pathological response in locally advanced rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oncology

VOLUME=15

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1534148

DOI=10.3389/fonc.2025.1534148

ISSN=2234-943X