JEN-PIN CHUANG1,2,3, HSIANG-LIN TSAI4,5, WEI-CHIH SU4,6,7, PO-JUNG CHEN4,6, CHING-WEN HUANG4,5, TSUNG-KUN CHANG4,6,7, YEN-CHENG CHEN4,6, CHING-CHUN LI4,8, YUNG-SUNG YEH4,9,10, TZU-CHIEH YIN4,5,11, JAW-YUAN WANG4,5,6,12,13,*
Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.11, pp. 1723-1732, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2024.052098
- 16 October 2024
Abstract Background: The pTNM staging system is widely recognized as the most effective prognostic indicator for cancer. The latest update of this staging system introduced a new pathological staging system (ypTNM) for patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT). However, whether the prognostic value of the ypTNM staging system for rectal cancer is similar to that of the pTNM staging system remains unclear. This study was conducted to compare the ypTNM and pTNM staging systems in terms of their prognostic value for patients with nonmetastatic rectal cancer undergoing proctectomy. Material and Methods: This study was conducted at a large teaching… More >