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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Sep 17;22(3):834–842. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-4042-6

Table 3.

Univariate and Multivariate Analysis of Predictors of Overall Survival (OS)

Factor 5-year
OS, %
Median
OS, mo
Univariate Analysis
Multivariate Analysis*
Model 1
Model 2
P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI
DFI, years
 <1 (n= 122) 49.6 71.4 .252 1.39 0.79-2.44
 ≥1 (n= 62) 65.9 79.7

Primary tumor location
 Rectum (n= 37) 47.8 71.4 .254 1.41 0.79-2.54
 Colon (n= 147) 57.3 74.8

Primary tumor nodal
status
 Positive (n= 132) 47.4 72.8 .031 2.06 1.07-3.97 .114 1.71 0.88-3.35 .049 1.95 1.01-3.81
 Negative (n= 52) 74.1 77.8

Extrahepatic metastases
 Yes (n= 16) 31.5 83.9 .765 1.16 0.42-3.23
 No (n= 168) 56 73.3

Preoperative
chemotherapy
 >6 cycles (n= 66) 42.6 63.7 .022 1.82 1.09-3.03 .044 1.70 1.01 - 2.86 .088 1.57 0.93-2.64
 ≤6 cycles (n= 118) 64.5 81.4

Multiple CLM
 Yes (n= 122) 53.3 74.6 .775 1.08 0.62-1.88
 No (n= 62) 60.3 73.4

Largest CLM at surgery
 >5 cm (n= 26) 48.6 61.7 .199 1.54 0.80-2.96
 ≤5 cm (n= 158) 56.4 76.5

Positive margin
 Yes (n= 23) 65.8 76.8 .959 1.02 0.44-2.38
 No (n= 161) 54.6 74.4

Pathologic response
 Minor (n= 84) 44.6 61.5 .005 2.11 1.25-3.56 .033 1.78 1.05 - 3.03 - - -
 Major (n= 100) 64.2 85.3

Morphologic response
 Suboptimal (n= 132) 49.2 68.7 .007 2.78 1.31-5.85 - - - .029 2.32 1.09-4.97
 Optimal (n= 52) 72.9 89

RAS mutational status
 Mutant (n= 38) 23.2 43.4 <.001 3.57 1.99-6.40 <.001 3.25 1.80 - 5.87 <.001 3.19 1.75-5.78
 Wild-type (n= 146) 61.6 81.2

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; DFI, disease-free interval; CLM, colorectal liver metastasis.

*

In Model 1, all factors except morphologic response were entered in the multivariate analysis. In Model 2, all factors except pathologic response were entered in the multivariate analysis.