marginally significantp = 0.090
In the nCT subgroup, OS was similar between the cN+/ypN0 group and natural N0 group ( p = 0.771, Figure S2E ); however, the difference between the two groups was marginally significant in nCRT subgroup ( p = 0.090, Figure S2 ). 3.3 Meta‐Analysis After a thorough screening of databases and relevant citations, the meta‐analysis was conducted based on 20 studies that met the inclusion criteria [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ] (flow diagram shown as Figure S3 ).