Clinical Study

Tumor Regression Grades: Can They Influence Rectal Cancer Therapy Decision Tree?

Table 1

Mandard TRG system.

TRG1 No viable cancer cells, complete response
TRG2 Single cells or small groups of cancer cells
TRG3 Residual cancer outgrown by fibrosis
TGR4 Significant fibrosis outgrown by cancer
TRG5 No fibrosis with extensive residual cancer