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Patient Characteristics
| Characteristics | n = 26 |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 20 (77%) |
| Female | 6 (23%) |
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 52 |
| Range | 38–77 |
| Clinical stage | |
| T2 | 5 (19%) |
| T3 | 16 (62%) |
| T4 | 5 (19%) |
| N1–2 | 23 (88%) |
| Distance (cm) from anal verge | |
| Median | 7 |
| Low (0–5) | 10 |
| Mid (> 5–10) | 11 |
| High (> 10–15) | 5 |
| Doses* of neoadjuvant chemotherapy | |
| Median | 4 |
| Range | 3–8 |
| Surgery | |
| Surgical resection | 20 (77%) |
| Non-operative management/watch-and-wait | 6 (23%) |
*See text for definition of dose/cycle
