Retrospective research of neoadjuvant therapy on tumor-downstaging, post-operative complications, and prognosis in locally advanced rectal cancer

Table 5 Effectiveness comparison between neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy

	NRCT	NCT	P value
Retraction of lower edge, n			0.72
Yes	30	9
No	25	13
Median retraction distance of lower edge in cm	1.0	1.0	0.97
T-downstaging, n			0.03
Yes	37	9
No	18	13
N-downstaging, n			0.50
Yes	37	13
No	18	9
CR, n			0.71
Yes	20	7
No	35	15
TRG-0, n			1.00
Yes	11	4
No	44	18

CR: Complete response; NCT: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy; NRCT: Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy; TRG-0: Tumor regression grade 0.