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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2009; 15(30): 3793-3798
Published online Aug 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3793
Published online Aug 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3793
Table 3 The association of LVI and prognosis
| PRT | P | Control | P | ||||
| Present | Absent | Present | Absent | ||||
| Disease progression (%) | Yes | 10 (38.5) | 16 (61.5) | 0.014 | 32 (43.2) | 42 (56.8) | < 0.01 |
| No | 12 (15.6) | 65 (84.4) | 26 (17.6) | 122 (82.4) | |||
| 5-year DFS rate | % | 54.5 (12/22) | 80.2 (65/81) | 0.020 | 44.8 (26/58) | 73.2 (120/164) | < 0.01 |
| 5-year OS rate | % | 54.5 (12/22) | 82.7 (67/81) | < 0.010 | 48.3 (28/58) | 78.0 (128/164) | < 0.01 |
- Citation: Du CZ, Xue WC, Cai Y, Li M, Gu J. Lymphovascular invasion in rectal cancer following neoadjuvant radiotherapy: A retrospective cohort study. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(30): 3793-3798
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i30/3793.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3793