Table 3.
Failure patterns among patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after trimodality treatment.
| Recurrence | pCR | Non-pCR |
|---|---|---|
| Local/regional only | 0 | 12/180 (6.7%) |
| Distant only | 1/56 (1.8) | 24/180 (13.2%) |
| Local/regional/distant | 1/56 (1.8) | 6/180 (3.3%) |
| Total | 2/56 (3.6) | 42/180 (23.3%) |
pCR, pathological complete response.