Table 3.

Outcome Estimates

	Mandatory Break (n=46)			No Mandatory Break (n=20)
	No. of Failures	5 Year Estimate	8 Year Estimate	No. of Failures	5 Year Estimate	8 Year Estimate
Local failure	12	27%	27%	2	10%	10%
Regional failure	4	9%	9%	2	10%	10%
Local regional failure	13	29%	29%	3	15%	15%
Distant failure	11	18%	25%	1	5%	5%
Second primary failure	7	2%	9%	4	5%	17%
Colostomy failure	11	25%	25%	2	11%	11%
Absolute survival	28	67%	43%	6	85%	73%
Disease-free survival	35	53%	34%	8	80%	63%
Colostomy-free	32
survival		58%	34%	8	75%	63%