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I actually love Ricky's logic. In my mind, goal of XRT in the context of planned resection is sterilization of microscopic disease with as minimal morbidity as possible. Why do you need a pCR if you're gonna take it out anyway? pCR to chemo is a different story. I'll take that all day, every day.
Because you can’t guarantee they’re going to get it resected. Maybe that’ll happen but often they are not deemed fit by the time it comes to it or they just flat out refuse it.