Table 1.
Clinical and histopathological characteristics of 33 locally advanced rectal cancer patients included in this study.
| Characteristics | N = 33 |
|---|---|
| Median age at diagnosis (range, years) | 56 (26–80) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 20 |
| Female | 13 |
| Response to neoadjuvant therapy | |
| pCR | 11 |
| pIR | 22 |
| Tumor regression grade | |
| TRG0 | 11 |
| TRG1 | 10 |
| TRG2 | 9 |
| TRG3 | 3 |
| cT stage | |
| T2 | 6 |
| T3 | 25 |
| T4 | 2 |
| cN stage | |
| N0 | 10 |
| N+ | 23 |
| ypT stage | |
| T0 | 12 |
| T1 | 1 |
| T2 | 11 |
| T3 | 7 |
| T4 | 2 |
| ypN stage | |
| N0 | 27 |
| N+ | 6 |
| Metastasis | 5 |
| Cell differentiation | |
| Well | 8 |
| Moderate | 24 |
| NA | 1 |
TNM, tumor-node-metastasis (AJCC 7th edition); pCR, pathological complete response; pIR, pathological incomplete response; TRG, Tumor Regression Grade; NA, not available.