Correlation between ypT & ypN stage
following CRT for LARC
ypT0 ypT1 ypT2 ypT3 ypT4 all
ypT
Medich 2001 0 % 40% 41% 45%
40%
Read 2004
2% 4% 23% 47%
48%
34%
Bedrosian
2004
9%
20%
23%
24%
numbers in bold =
categories with > 40
cases .
Stipa 2004 7% 8%
22% 37%
67%
27%
Rodel 2005
10%
Bujko 2005 5% 8%
26%
Hughes 2006 17%
Kim 2006
2.2
%
7.7%
17% 49%
43%
31%
Mignelli 2010
3.2
%
11% 29% 37% 0%
26%
Smith 2012 3% 0%
30% 46%
59%
36%
Glynne-Jones 2008:
47 studies – 545
patients with ypT0
tumours:
36/545 ypN0 –
6.6%