Data on patterns of initial recurrence after curative surgery for rectal cancer with neoadjuvant therapy

Data Brief. 2020 Aug 22:32:106212. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106212. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Abstract

This paper accompanies the paper titled "Defining and predicting early recurrence in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy" presented by the same authors to the European Journal of Surgical Oncology [1]. The present article describes the relevant clinical data of patterns of initial recurrence after curative surgery for rectal cancer with neoadjuvant therapy. This data was collected from the hospital records, Chinese Population Registration and Health Insurance System.

Keywords: Early recurrence; Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Recurrence patterns.