Table 7.
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy results (2–14). C: capecitabine; L: leucovorin.
| Authors | No. | RT | CT | Downstaging T (%) | Downstaging N (%) | pCR (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Paoli (5) | 53 | 50.4 | C | 57 | 78 | 24 |
| Krishnan (6) | 54 | 52.5 | C | 51 | 52 | 18 |
| Kim (7) | 95 | 50.4 | C | 57 | 69 | 12 |
| De la Torre (8) | 77 | 45–50.4 | 5-FU | 43.3 | 25 | 13.2 |
| 78 | UFT,L | 59.2 | 23.7 | 13.2 | ||
| Feliu (2) | 41 | 50.4 | UFT,L | 61 | – | 15 |
| Janjan (9) | 117 | 45 | 5-FU | 62 | – | 27 |
| NSABP R-03 (10) | 58 | 50.4 | 5-FU,L | – | – | 8 |
| Sauer (3) | 421 | 50.4 | 5-FU | – | – | 8 |
| Kim (11) | 145 | 50.4 | 5-FU,L | – | – | 11.3 |
| 133 | C | – | – | 16.1 | ||
| Crane (12) | 207 | 45 | 5-FU | 62 | – | 23 |
| 196 | – | 42 | – | 5 | ||
| Gérard FFCD 9203 (13) | 375 | 45 | 5-FU,L | – | – | 11.4 |
| 367 | – | – | – | 3.6 | ||
| Bosset EORTC 22921 (4) | 473 | 45 | 5-FU,L | – | – | 13.7 |
| 476 | – | – | – | 5.3 | ||
| Fernandez-Martos (14) | 94 | 45 | UFT | 54 | – | 15 |