Table 1. Follow-up schedule of patients who achieved cCR who were enrolled on a wait-and-see policy by Maas et al. (14).
Year 1 |
Every 3 months: CEA, DRE, endoscopy, MRI |
Every 6 months: CT for distant staging |
Year 2-3 |
Every 3 months: CEA |
Every 6 months: DRE, endoscopy, MRI |
Every 12 months: CT for distant staging |
Year 4-5 |
Every 6 months: CEA, DRE, endoscopy, MRI |
Every 12 months: CT for distant staging |
cCR, clinical complete response; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; DRE, digital rectal exam; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; CT, computed tomography.