Table 3 Radiological staging and histopathological findings of complete response (pCR) and down staging
CROSS n = 53 | EOX n = 51 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
ypT categorya | 0.165 | ||
T0 | 12 (25.0) | 5 (10.6) | |
T1 | 8 (16.7) | 6 (12.8) | |
T2 | 7 (14.6) | 12 (25.5) | |
T3 | 21 (43.8) | 22 (46.8) | |
T4 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.3) | |
ypN category b | 0.837 | ||
N0 | 23 (48.9) | 25 (53.2) | |
N+ | 24 (51.1) | 22 (46.8) | |
Downstaging | |||
T category | 21 (39.6) | 14 (27.5) | 0.462 |
N category | 10 (18.9) | 15 (29.4) | 0.517 |
T and N-category | 9 (17.0) | 9 (17.6) | 0.982 |
pCR | 12 (22.6) | 5 (9.8) | < 0.001 |