Table 1.

Weighted average local recurrence rates

	Local recurrence
	NAT		cTME		aCRT
	Proportion of patients	Weighted average (%)	Proportion of patients	Weighted average (%)	Proportion of patients	Weighted average (%)
pT1	268 of 3050	8·1 (6·6, 9·9)	5 of 180	2·8 (1·2, 6·5)	24 of 385	4·8 (2·3, 9·8)
Low risk	75 of 1019	6·7 (4·8, 9·3)	0 of 28*	0	0 of 1*	0
High risk	44 of 282	13·6 (8·0, 22·0)	5 of 123	4·1 (1·7, 9·4)	10 of 254	3·9 (2·0, 7·5)
pT2	136 of 545	28·9 (22·3, 36·4)	3 of 70	4 (1, 13)	66 of 444	14·7 (11·2, 19·0)

Values in parentheses are 95 per cent confidence intervals.

^*Results from a single study. NAT, no additional treatment; cTME, completion total mesorectal excision; aCRT, adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy.