Predictive value of tumor marker index for pathological complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.

Consistent with prior evidence, achieving pCR translated into better disease-free outcomes, whereas the overall survival difference did not reach statistical significance—an observation also noted in pooled analyses where disease-free survival tends to be the more sensitive endpoint [ 9 , 18 – 20 ].

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