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Table 3 Actuarial and estimated cancer-related outcome in the study and control group

From: Prognosis of rectal cancer patients improves with downstaging by intensified neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy - a matched pair analysis

 

All patients % (n = 212)

Study group with neoadjuvant treatment % (n = 106)

Control group without neoadjuvant treatment % (n = 106)

p-value

Follow-Up in years (mean)

4.04

4.3 ± 2.55

3.8 ± 3.05

0.172

Actuarial outcome

    

Cancer related survival

    

 All UICC stages

69.8

67.9

71.7

0.65

 UICC stage 0-III

86.4

82.7

90.1

0.25

Disease free survival

    

 UICC stage 0-III

76.5

70.4

82.7

0.09

Local recurrence

    

 All UICC stages

5.2

5.7

4.7

1.00

 UICC stage 0-III

6.8

7.4

6.2

1.00

Estimated 5-year outcome

    

Cancer related survival

    

 All UICC stages

67.3

66.7

67.9

0.88

 UICC stage 0-III

85.8

82.0

89.6

0.32

Disease free survival

    

 UICC stage 0-III

73.3

66.7

79.9

0.22

Local recurrence

    

 All UICC stages

8.4

9.0

7.8

0.98

 UICC stage 0-III

8.5

9.2

7.9

0.95