a weakly significant differencep = 0.44
not reached; HR 0.26; CI 95% 0.06–1.08; p = 0.05) revealed a weakly significant difference in survival, and stages pT2–pT4 revealed no significant difference in survival (pT2 vs. ypT2: median OS 129 months vs. not reached; HR 0.78; CI 95% 0.42–1.46; p = 0.44; pT3 vs. ypT3: median OS 58 vs. 91 months; HR 0.83; CI 95% 0.61–1.13; p = 0.24, pT4 vs. ypT4: median OS 30 vs. 31 months; HR 0.84; CI 95% 0.58–1.21; p = 0.35).