SCRT studies
Study
Participants Good TME LR
Swedish Rectal
Cancer Trial
1987-1990
<10%
19.2%
(213/1110)
MRC CR07
1998-2005
51%
7.5%
(99/1350)
Dutch TME
1996-1999
56%
7.3%
(140/1861)
MERCURY
2002-2003
73%
5.3%
(13/246)