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Figure 1

Distribution of patients through the trial.
Distribution of patients through the trial.

Figure 2

Prognostic significance of pathologic nodal stage (pN) and pathologic tumour stage (pT) in 5-year disease free survival and overall survival in rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy and surgery. Time (m = months).
Prognostic significance of pathologic nodal stage (pN) and pathologic tumour stage (pT) in 5-year disease free survival and overall survival in rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy and surgery. Time (m = months).

Distribution of clinical and pathological stages

pT0pT1pT2pT3pT4pN0pN1pN2
cT1-----cN07--
cT22-34-cN12841
cT38616181cN21742
cT41-112

Toxicity8 of preoperative treatment (N = 66)

Toxicity grade (N)
12345
Haematological
  Anaemia237100
  Neutropenia47200
  Thrombocytopenia61110
Non-haematological
  Fatigue500//
  Nausea/vomiting220//
  Hand-foot syndrome1151
  Radiodermatitis7185
  Diarrhoea1132
  Urinary infection60000
  Systemic infection01010
  Proctitis620
  Thromboembolism22001
  Chest pain1

Univariate analysis of overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) according to patient, disease, and treatment characteristics (N = 66)

ParameterOSDFS
Gendernsns
Agensns
WHO PSansns
Tumour location in the rectumnsns
cTumour stagensns
cNodal stagensns
Type of surgery: APR vs. LARnsns
pT1–2 vs. pT3–40.0050.002
pT0 vs. pT40.0090.009
pN0 vs. pN+0.0090.005
TRG 3–4 vs. 0–2nsns
pCRnsns
All treatment vs. less treatment0.0160.018

Toxicity8 of postoperative treatment (N = 55)12

Toxicity grade (N)
12345
Haematological
  Anaemia231
  Neutropenia1
Non-haematological
  Fatigue2
  Nausea/vomiting21
  Hand-foot syndrome33
  Diarrhoea1
  Urinary infection2
  Thromboembolic event1

Pre-treatment patients and tumour characteristics (N = 66)

Median age (years)60 (37-81)
Gender
  Male42 (63.6%)
  Female24 (36.4%)
WHO performance status7
  054 (81.8%)
  111 (16.7%)
  21 (1.5 %)
Stage8
  T29 (13.6%)
  T350 (75.8%)
  T47 (10.6%)
  N09 (13.6%)
  N134 (51.5%)
  N223 (34.9%)
Tumour differentiation (grade)
  Well (G1)8 (12.1%)
  Moderate (G2)35 (53.0%)
  Poorly (G3)4 (6.0%)
  Unknown or not stated (GX)19 (28.9%)
MRF distance
  MRF+20
  MRF-44
Median tumour distance from the anal verge (cm)6 (0-12)
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