- LN regression grade was an independent prognostic factor of the duration of survival. - The rates of hematogenous recurrences and lymphatic recurrences were significantly lower in responder ...

Rates of pathologic regression in the primary tumor are generally considered to be higher after chemoradiation compared with chemotherapy, although this does not necessarily translate into improved ...

For all metastatic LNs, the researchers generated a total LN regression grade according to the proportion of the summed viable tumor area relative to the summed tumor bed area (Figure 1I). 153 ...