Watch and wait in locally advance rectal cancer: Past, present and future

Table 2 Recommendations for follow-up for patients under a watch and wait strategy regarding OPRA trial[20]

Follow-up in mo	3-6	9-12	15-18	21-24	30	36	42	48	54	60
PE	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Endoscopy	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
MRI	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
CT CAP	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
TM	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√

CT CAP: Computed tomography chest, abdomen and pelvis; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; PE: Positron emission; TM: Tumor markers.