Figure 3.
Forest plot of recurrence-free survival.Forest plot of recurrence-free survival. Subgroups analyses of recurrence-free survival was performed. pNCT, prolonged neoadjuvant chemotherapy; TNT, total neoadjuvant therapy; CRM, circumference resection margin; EMVI, extramural vascular invasion; ypT, Pathological T stage after neoadjuvant therapy; ypN, Pathological N stage after neoadjuvant therapy; CR, complete response; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease; PD, progressive disease.