Post-op
Pre-op p
5-y outcome
(n=394)
(n=405)
Survival %
74
76
0.80
LF %
13
6
0.006
acute toxicity
40
27
0.001
(Diarrhea)
chronic toxicity 24
14
0.01
(Anastomotic stricture)
Rodel C et al., NEJM 2004
XRT-CT
CAO/ARO/AIO-94
TME SURGERY