Table 2.
Results of three meta-analyses of preoperative RT versus surgery alone in resectable rectal cancer.
| Outcome | Pooled Results Odds Ratio, 95% Confidence Interval and p value | ||
| Camma et al [35] | CRCCG [36]* | Present Review | |
| Overall Mortality | 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) p = 0.03 |
0.95 (0.86, 1.06) p = 0.34 |
0.85 (0.74, 0.97) p = 0.019 |
| Local Failure | 0.49 (0.38, 0.62) p < 0.001 |
0.58 (0.42, 0.80) p = 0.00008 |
0.62 (0.45, 0.85) p = 0.0029 |
| 30-day Postoperative Mortality | 1.38 (0.86, 2.32) p = 0.22 |
- - |
1.42 (0.90, 2.23) p = 0.13 |