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. 2015 Apr;6(2):241–246. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.110

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.