nCRT resulted in tumoral downstaging ( pT0 , 40.7 % vs 1.1 % , P < 0.001 ) , LN downstaging ( pN0 , 69.1 % vs 47.2 % , P = 0.016 ) , and reduction in the median NLNr [ 16.0 ( range , 0-47 .0 ) vs 22.0 ( range , 3.0-58 .0 ) , P = 0.001 ] and NLNi [ 0 ( range , 0-25 ) vs 1.0 ( range , 0-25 ) , P = 0.001 ] .