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Protocol/project development: Zhanwei Fu, Zhenghao Cai, Junjun Ma, Zirui He, Minhua Zheng; data collection or management: Zhanwei Fu, Xuan Zhao, Hedan Chen; data analysis: Zhanwei Fu, Zhenghao Cai, Zirui He; manuscript writing/editing: Zhanwei Fu, Zhenghao Cai, Xuan Zhao, Hedan Chen, Junjun Ma, Zirui He, Minhua Zheng.
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Fu, Z., Cai, Z., Zhao, X. et al. Alteration of Clinical Tumor Characteristics Is Associated with Pathological Regression in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy. J Gastrointest Surg 26, 2600–2605 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-022-05411-z
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