459 / 1068
Venous Invasion after CRT
No.
%V1/2 10yr LR 10yr
DM
10 yr
DFS
3 yr DFS
Fokas et al
2014
CAO/ARO/A10-94
V0
386 4.7% 6.3% 28% 74.5%
V1/V2
9.1% 57.9%* 42.9%*
Chand et al
2015
V0
188 19%
65.9%
V1/V2
36.9%**
pEMVI is still a strong prognostic factor for DFS & the development
of distant metastasis after pre-operative chemoradiotherapy !!
( * p < 0.002 )