From: Tumor budding outperforms ypT and ypN classification in predicting outcome of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Disease-free survival
Parameter
HR
95% CI
P
Positive Budding IHC
4.59
[1.79; 11.72]
0.001
Higher ypT stage [ypT3–4]
2.16
[0.87; 5.34]
0.095
ypN+
1.29
[0.60; 2.77]
0.516