Efficacy and Toxicity of Total Neoadjuvant Sandwich Treatment Via Short Course Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Stage II and III Rectal Cancer Patients

Participants in this arm receive 4 cycles of induction chemotherapy CAPEOX (or 5 cycles of FOLFOX6), followed by short course radiotherapy (25 Gy in 5 fractions) delivered via IMRT technique ,then consolidation chemotherapy in the form of : 2 cycles of CAPOX (or, 4 cycles of FOLFOX6). Total mesorectal excision (TME) will be performed for non-metastatic patients within 8-12 weeks of the short course radiotherapy.