N° Pts Accrual Rate AdenoCa Dose/Fx (Gy) Concurrent CT % pCR
(N° pts RTCT arm)
 3 yy OS %
[RTCT vsSurg]
5 yy OS %
[RTCT vsSurg]
Median SVV (mth)
[RTCT vsSurg]
Median Fup (mth)
Walsh et al. [20] 113 1990-1995 100% 40/
2.7
CDDP + 5Fu 25% (13/52) 32 vs 6
(p=0.01)
- 16 vs 11 10
(0.1-59)
Urba et al. [21] 100 1989-1994 75% 45/
1.5 (twice daily)
CDDP+ 5Fu+ Vimblastine 28% (14/50) 30 vs 16
(p=0.15)
- 16.9 vs 17.6 98.4
(72-118.8)
Burmeister et al. [24] 256 1994-2000 62% 35/
2.4
CDDP + 5Fu 16%
(16/103)
42 vs 36
(p=0.57)
21 vs 19 22.2 vs 19.3 65
(0.4-120)
Tepper et al. [25] 56 1997-2000 75% 50.4/
1.8
CDDP + 5Fu 40% (10/25) - 39 vs 16 (p=0.002) 53.8 vs 21.5 72
(NR)
Van Hagen et al. [26] 366 2004-2008 75% 41.2/
1.8
Carboplatin + Paclitaxel 29%
(47/161)
58 vs 44
(p=0.003)
47 vs 34 49.4 vs 24 45.4
(25.5-80.9)
Table 2: Phase III Randomized Trials Comparing Radiochemotherapy plus Surgery versus Surgery Alone.
[Pts: Patients; Gy: Gray; Pcr: Pathological Complete Response; RTCT: Radiochemotherapy; Yy: Years; OS: Overall Survival; Surg: Surgery; SVV: Survival; Mth: Months; Fup: Follow-Up; CDDP: Cisplatin; 5Fu: 5fluoruracil]