| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CSS | Cancer-Specific Survival |
| FOLFOX | Folinic acid, Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| LUHS | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences |
| MDT | Multidisciplinary Team |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NR | Not Reached |
| OS | Overall Survival |
| pCR | Pathological Complete Response |
| SEER | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |
| TME | Total Mesorectal Excision |
| TNT | Total Neoadjuvant Treatment |