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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2011 Feb 12;140(5):1501–1512.e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.02.006

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of clinical variables and gene signatures for overall (A) and early (B) recurrence.

A OVERALL RECURRENCE
UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS

Variables n P-value HR 95% CI n P-value HR 95% CI

Origin (Japan) 244 0.766 1.05 0.75-1.49
Gender (Male) 244 0.520 1.13 0.78-1.62
Age (>60) 241 0.556 0.91 0.66-1.25
Etiology (HCV) 242 0.240 1.22 0.88-1.70
Size (>2 cm) 244 0.471 1.14 0.80-1.63
Albumin (<3.5 g/L) 237 0.090 1.49 0.94-2.37
Bilirubin (>1 mg/dL) 240 0.341 0.85 0.61-1.19
Platelet count (<100,000/mm3) 240 0.423 1.17 0.80-1.72
AFP (>100 mg/dL) 234 0.330 0.830 0.57-1.20
Vascular invasion 239 0.321 1.18 0.85-1.65
Satellites 241 0.016 1.70 1.10-2.62 198 0.041 1.66 1.02-2.71
Degree of differentiation (moderately or poor) 241 0.548 1.12 0.77-1.62
BCLC stage (A) 244 0.509 1.15 0.76-1.76
Signature of metastatic HCC 244 0.383 0.64 0.24-1.74
G3 signature 244 0.011 1.55 1.11-2.16 198 0.003 1.75 1.20-2.53
Proliferation class 244 0.665 1.07 0.78-1.49
CK19 signature 244 0.971 1.01 0.72-1.41
Ck19 rat signature 244 0.828 1.04 0.74-1.47
Vascular invasion signature 244 0.921 0.98 0.66-1.45
Late TGFB 244 0.517 0.88 0.60-1.29
Cluster A 244 0.496 1.12 0.80-1.58
MET signature 244 0.891 1.03 0.66-1.61
HCC recurrence signature 244 0.490 0.88 0.62-1.26
EPCAM signature 244 0.506 0.83 0.49-1.42
Hepatoblastoma C2 244 0.661 0.87 0.47-1.61
Class S1 244 0.883 1.03 0.72-1.47
Class S2 244 0.791 1.06 0.69-1.63
Colangiocarcinoma signature 244 0.485 0.88 0.64-1.23
Poor survival signature* 201 0.007 1.67 1.15-2.44 198 0.004 1.74 1.19-2.55

B EARLY RECURRENCE
UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS

Variables n P-value HR 95% CI n P-value HR 95% CI

Origin (Japan) 244 0.325 1.26 0.80-1.98
Gender (Male) 244 0.522 1.17 0.72-1.92
Age (>60) 241 0.412 0.84 0.54-1.28
Etiology (HCV) 242 0.809 0.95 0.62-1.46
Size (>2 cm) 244 0.037 1.78 1.03-3.06 193 0.109 1.62 0.89-2.92
Albumin (<3.5 g/L) 237 0.085 1.65 0.93-2.94
Bilirubin (>1 mg/dL) 240 0.595 1.13 0.73-1.75
Platelet count (<100,000/mm3) 240 0.939 1.02 0.61-1.72
AFP (>100 mg/dL) 234 0.607 1.13 0.70-1.81
Vascular invasion 239 0.039 1.57 1.02-2.40 193 0.950 1.01 0.59-1.73
Satellites 241 0.012 1.91 1.15-3.18 193 0.041 1.80 1.02-3.18
Degree of differentiation (moderately or poor) 241 0.059 1.71 0.98-2.99
BCLC stage (A) 244 0.24 1.46 0.78-2.27
Signature of metastatic HCC 244 0.572 0.67 0.16-2.71
G3 signature 244 0.001 1.99 1.30-3.05 193 0.033 1.71 1.04-2.81
Proliferation class 244 0.073 1.47 0.96-2.25
CK19 signature 244 0.135 1.39 0.90-2.14
CK19 rat signature 244 0.242 1.30 0.84-2.04
Vascular invasion signature 244 0.38 1.25 0.76-2.04
Late TGFB 244 0.193 1.37 0.85-2.19
Cluster A 244 0.142 1.39 0.90-2.14
MET signature 244 0.865 0.95 0.52-1.74
HCC recurrence signature 244 0.534 0.86 0.52-1.40
EPCAM signature 244 0.247 0.61 0.27-1.41
Hepatoblastoma C2 244 0.889 0.94 0.41-2.16
Class S1 244 0.84 1.05 0.65-1.69
Class S2 244 0.347 1.30 0.75-2.23
Colangiocarcinoma signature 244 0.441 1.18 0.77-1.81
Poor survival signature* 201 0.007 1.88 1.18-2.98 193 0.006 1.92 1.20-3.06
*

Signature generated in adjacent non-tumoral cirrhotic tissue