borderline significancep = 0.05
As expected, there was an impact in OS in relation to T ( p < 0.0001) mesorectal tumor deposits, N1c ( p = 0.003), distant metastasis M ( p = 0.002), stage ( p = 0.0004), and TRG ( p = 0.04) with a borderline significance for threatened circumferential resection margin, CRM ( p = 0.05) ( Figure 3 ).