Alderdice, MatthewDunne, Philip D.Cole, Aidan JO'Reilly, Paul G.McArt, Darragh G.Bingham, VickyFuchs, Marc-AurelMcQuaid, StephenLoughrey, Maurice B.Murray, Graeme ISamuel, LeslieLawler, MarkWilson, Richard H.Salto-Tellez, ManuelCoyle, Vicky M.2017-12-172017-12-172017-09Alderdice, M, Dunne, P D, Cole, A J, O'Reilly, P G, McArt, D G, Bingham, V, Fuchs, M-A, McQuaid, S, Loughrey, M B, Murray, G I, Samuel, L, Lawler, M, Wilson, R H, Salto-Tellez, M & Coyle, V M 2017, 'Natural killer-like signature observed post therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer is a determinant of pathological response and improved survival', Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 1287-1298. https://doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.2017.471530-0285ORCID: /0000-0002-8402-8670/work/50559778ORCID: /0000-0003-3981-2420/work/76973547http://hdl.handle.net/2164/9789This work was supported by a very generous grant from the Sean Crummey Memorial Fund. The staff and infrastructure provided by the N. Ireland Biobank and the Belfast Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre allowed this research to take place. These are supported by the Research and Development Division of the N. Ireland Public Health Agency and Cancer Research UK. We would also like to express our gratitude to the staff at the Grampian Biorepository for providing the Tissue microarray materials for validation purposes.12236016engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingnatural killer cellsrectal cancertumour regressiongene expressionchemoradiotherapyRB PathologyRBJournal article10.1038/modpathol.2017.47309