Circulating lymphocyte is an important determinant of the effectiveness of preoperative radiotherapy in advanced rectal cancer

Table 1 Clinical and pathological factros in 179 patients with rectal cancer

Variavles	Non-CR (164)	CR (15)	p value
Age	62.7 ± 9.8	64.1 ± 10.9	0.58
Gender
Male	110	9	0.583
Female	54	6
T stage
2	42	4	0.978
3	111	10
4	11	1
N stage
Negative	112	14	0.022*
Positive	52	1
Clinical stage
≤ 2	110	13	0.093
3 ≤	54	2
Histology
Differentiated	153	14	0.995
Undifferentiated	11	1
Size
40 mm <	96	9	0.912
≤ 40 mm	68	6
Circumferential extent
60% <	91	5	0.098
≤ 60%	73	10
Distance from anal verge
5 cm <	88	6	0.31
≤ 5 cm	76	9
Chemotherapy
+	65	10	0.043*
-	99	5
CEA
5.0 ng/ml <	90	7	0.526
≤ 5.0 ng/ml	74	8

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