Visual Aids for Multimodal Treatment Options to Support Decision Making of Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Table 1 Study characteristics

Scenario	Reference	Disease	UICC Stage	Mild Therapy	Intense Therapy	Characteristics
1	[12, 13]	colon cancer	III	OP only	OP + adjuvant 5-FU	survival benefit of intensive therapy
2	[14]	colon cancer	II + III	adjuvant 5 FU	adjuvant 5 FU + Oxaliplatin	no survival benefit
3	[15–18]	rectal cancer	I – III	OP only	OP + short-course radiotherapy	no survival benefit
	Reference	Disease	UICC Stage	Pre-OP Option	Post-OP Option	Characteristics
4	[19]	rectal cancer	II + III	preoperative CRT	postoperative CRT	no survival benefit

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