The ypT may better predict the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy than tumor regression grade in locally advanced rectal cancer patients diagnosed ypT1-4N0.
Yujun CuiXinzhi LiuShuai LiHongzhi WangYirong XiangYangzi ZhangMaxiaowei SongJianhao GengZhiyan LiuHuajing TengXianggao ZhuYong CaiYongheng LiWei-Hu WangPublished in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2023)
For LARC patients with a ypT1-4N0 status after NCRT, ypT stage may be a more effective predictor of long-term prognosis than TRG.