Table 4.

Local pathologist findings.

		OxCapRT (n = 36)		CarPacRT (n = 41)
		n	%	n	%
Mandard tumour regression grading	No residual tumour	4	11.1	12	29.3
	Very few residual cancer cells	13	36.1	16	39.0
	Predominant fibrosis with few tumour cells	13	36.1	10	24.4
	Dominant tumour mass with fibrosis and/or vasculopathy	4	11.1	3	7.3
	No histological response	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Not gradeable	1a	2.8	0	0.0
	Missing	1	2.8	0	0.0
Circumferential resection margin (CRM) status	Tumour at CRM	2	5.6	3	7.3
	Tumour within 1 mm of CRM	8	22.2	5	12.2
	No tumour within 1 mm	26	72.2	33	80.5
ypT	0	5	13.9	12	29.3
	1a	4	11.1	2	4.9
	1b	8	22.2	7	17.1
	2	2	5.6	4	9.8
	3	17	47.2	16	39.0
ypN	0	23	63.9	31	75.6
	1	6	16.7	9	22.0
	2	6	16.7	0	0.0
	3	1	2.8	1	2.4
Resection margin	0 (No residual disease)	26	72.2	33	80.5
	1 (Microscopic residual disease)	10	27.8	8	19.5

^aypT0, ypN1.