highly significantp < 0.001
Furthermore, also the TNM-categories showed a highly significant correlation with the 5-year OS: a high pT category and positive lymph node (pN) status predicted a worse 5-year OS with high significance ( p < 0.001).
Furthermore, also the TNM-categories showed a highly significant correlation with the 5-year OS: a high pT category and positive lymph node (pN) status predicted a worse 5-year OS with high significance ( p < 0.001).
Analysis of a sub-collective of 101 patients without neoadjuvant therapy revealed a clearly significant correlation between bone marrow CK20 positivity and overall survival, which was different compared to the analysis of the entire collective.