This clinical calculator is a tool designed to predict the likelihood of surviving free of rectal cancer five years after undergoing multimodal therapy (treatment that combines chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery) to remove cancerous tissue. This tool also predicts the likelihood of surviving at least five years after undergoing multimodal therapy for rectal cancer. It is appropriate for patients whose rectal cancer has shown no evidence of distant metastasis or spread to other organs beyond the rectum or regional lymph nodes before multimodal therapy or at the time of multimodal therapy.
Results produced by this tool are based on data from patients treated at large research institutions with physicians who perform a high volume of rectal cancer procedures. All results must be understood in the context of each patient’s specific treatment plan. Patients and caregivers using this tool should discuss the result with the patient’s physician.
To gather the information required to use this clinical calculator, use our worksheet.