Fig. 1.
Overview of CRITICS study design including time-points of blood samples. ctDNA circulating tumor DNA, ECC epirubicin/cisplatin/capecitabine, EOC epirubicin/oxaliplatin/capecitabine, lab laboratory parameters (neutrophil count, hemoglobin, alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase), TM tumor markers (CEA and CA 19-9). *Every month until 3 months after surgery, every 3 months until 1 year after surgery, 6 months until 5 years after surgery