Lower GI 2017

Correlation between ypT & ypN stage following CRT for LARC

ypT0 ypT1 ypT2 ypT3 ypT4 all ypT

Medich 2001 0 % 40% 41% 45%

40%

numbers in bold = categories with > 40 cases .

Read 2004

48%

2% 4% 23% 47%

34%

Bedrosian 2004

20%

9%

23%

24%

Stipa 2004 7% 8%

67%

22% 37%

27%

Glynne-Jones 2008: 47 studies – 545 patients with ypT0 tumours: 36/545 ypN0 – 6.6%

Rodel 2005

10%

Bujko 2005 5% 8%

26%

Hughes 2006 17% Kim 2006 2.2 % Mignelli 2010 3.2 %

7.7%

43%

17% 49%

31%

11% 29% 37% 0%

26%

Smith 2012 3% 0%

59%

30% 46%

36%