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Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University confirmed a 40% complete response rate in a phase 2 clinical trial involving 90 patients with high-risk rectal cancer. The researchers applied a personalized neoadjuvant treatment strategy that selected targeted therapies according to RAS gene status. The strategy increased the rate of anal sphincter-preserving surgery to approximately 90%.

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