Figures & data
Figure 1. Schematic illustration of methodology employed to identify appropriate studies that had reported on the long-term outcomes following local excision or clinical observation after long-course pre-operative chemoradiotherapy (LCPRT).
![Figure 1. Schematic illustration of methodology employed to identify appropriate studies that had reported on the long-term outcomes following local excision or clinical observation after long-course pre-operative chemoradiotherapy (LCPRT).](/cms/asset/f8d93bbf-43b5-439b-848e-b305e04d93b3/ionc_a_636756_f0001_b.gif)
Figure 2. Management algorithm for patients with newly diagnosed rectal cancer in the UK. Conservative surgical strategies are employed only in few selected patients who out of personal choice do not want a permanent stoma or are not fit for radical surgery. LCPRT, long-course pre-operative chemoradiotherapy; MDT, multi-disciplinary team; SCPRT, short course pre-operative radiotherapy. LCPRT, long-couse pre-operative chemoradiotherapy.
![Figure 2. Management algorithm for patients with newly diagnosed rectal cancer in the UK. Conservative surgical strategies are employed only in few selected patients who out of personal choice do not want a permanent stoma or are not fit for radical surgery. LCPRT, long-course pre-operative chemoradiotherapy; MDT, multi-disciplinary team; SCPRT, short course pre-operative radiotherapy. LCPRT, long-couse pre-operative chemoradiotherapy.](/cms/asset/9b6f5c01-58d1-4c9c-bce6-6b4140398730/ionc_a_636756_f0002_b.gif)
Table I. Published studies that have evaluated the effects of local excision (LE) after long-course pre-operative radiotherapy (LCPRT).
Figure 3. Schematic illustration of probable futuristic clinical algorithm for patients considered for conservative management after long-course pre-operative radiotherapy (LCPRT). The paradigm illustrates various molecular, radiological and histological parameters that may be employed at different time-intervals during patient's treatment pathway for the reliable pre-operative identification of pathological complete response (pCR).
![Figure 3. Schematic illustration of probable futuristic clinical algorithm for patients considered for conservative management after long-course pre-operative radiotherapy (LCPRT). The paradigm illustrates various molecular, radiological and histological parameters that may be employed at different time-intervals during patient's treatment pathway for the reliable pre-operative identification of pathological complete response (pCR).](/cms/asset/f883c196-64bf-4077-bd1c-91372e2ef11d/ionc_a_636756_f0003_b.gif)