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. 2014 Oct 14;20(38):13718–13727. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13718

Table 5.

Prospective phase 2 trials of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy

Ref. Year No. of patients Induction CT CRT Proceeded to surgery R0 resection pCR
Ajani et al[62] 2004 34 x2 FU/Cis/LV 45Gy/FU 85% 70% 30%
Ajani et al[63] 2005 41 x2 FU/Cis/Paclitaxel 45Gy/FU/Paclitaxel 98% 78% 20%
Ajani et al[64] 2006 49 x2 FU/Cis/LV 45Gy/FU/Paclitaxel 83% 77% 26%

pCR: Pathological complete response; Cis: Cisplatin; CRT: Chemo-radiotherapy; FU: Fluorouracil; CT: Chemotherapy; LV: Leucovorin.