Table 1 Baseline patient and tumor characteristics
Patient characteristics | N = 30 (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years (median; range) | 61; 34–77 |
Sex | |
 Male | 20 (66.7) |
 Female | 10 (33.3) |
Tumor stage | |
 cT2 | 9 (30.0) |
 cT3 | 20 (66.7) |
 cT4 | 1 (3.3) |
Nodal stage | |
 cN0 | 15 (50.0) |
 cN1 | 11 (36.7) |
 cN2 | 4 (13.3) |
Tumor location (distance to anorectal junction) | |
 Lower rectum (0 to ≤ 5 cm) | 22 (73.3) |
 Mid rectum (> 5 to 10 cm) | 6 (20.0) |
 Upper rectum (> 10 cm) | 2 (6.7) |
Evaluable fractions (N = 150) | |
 CTVmeso | 144 (96.0) |
 GTVprim | 139 (92.7) |