In the subgroup analysis, irinotecan showed a significant improvement in DFS (HR = 0.77, 95% CI 0.61-0.98) and OS (HR = 0.71, 95% CI 0.51-0.98) in UGT1A1*1*1 patients...The addition of irinotecan to standard capecitabine-based CRT had a tendency towards improving LC, DFS, and OS...UGT1A1*1*1 patients seem to benefit the most from irinotecan.