Local Excision in Downstaged Rectal Cancer

Patients with T2T3 low rectal cancer (size =\< 4 cm) received neoadjuvant treatment (50Gy in 5 weeks with concomitant chemotherapy. Good responders (residual tumour =\< 2 cm) are randomised in local vs rectal excision, 6-8 weeks after treatment. The composite end point evaluates the rate of patients with death, recurrence, major morbidity or severe after effects at two years.