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. 2015 Apr 14;4(2):e41. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4151

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©Rectal Cancer Alliance Of Canada (RCAC). Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (http://www.researchprotocols.org), 14.04.2015.

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Recommended follow-up for trail participants. MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; pCRM-: negative circumferential resection margin; pCRM+: positive circumferential resection margin; pN-: lymph node negative; pN+: lymph node positive; CRT: chemoradiotherapy; and Chemo: chemotherapy. *No further treatment (bottom, left box): Chemotherapy may be considered at the discretion of the treating oncologist for CRM- and LN- patients for high-risk features such as extramural venous invasion (EMVI).