From: Significance of ypTNM stage in determining the prognosis and therapy after surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer
Hazard ratio
95% CI
P
Step 1
Histological differentiation
0.069
Clinical TNM stage
1.811
1.084–3.025
0.023*
Step 2
0.974
Neoadjuvant pathologic TNM stage
2.704
1.811–4.038
< 0.001*