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. 2017 Aug 30;152(10):e172986. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2986

Table 4. Univariable Analysis of Cancer-Specific Survival.

Variable No. Cancer-Specific Survival, No. (%)a Univariable P Valueb
3 y 5 y
All patients 202 155 (76.9) 109 (53.9) NA
Sex
Male 118 87 (74.0) 63 (53.5) .38
Female 84 68 (80.8) 46 (54.6)
Age at hepatic resection, y
≥60 74 56 (75.3) 34 (46.6) .15
<60 128 99 (77.6) 76 (59.7)
Primary Tumor
Location
Rectum 41 32 (78.4) 20 (49.4) .74
Colon 161 123 (76.6) 89 (55.1)
T category
T3/T4 167 127 (75.8) 85 (50.9) .31
T1/T2 35 29 (82.4) 24 (67.4)
Lymph node metastasesc
Yes 125 89 (71.1) 62 (49.9) .048
No 77 67 (87.4) 47 (61.4)
Prehepatic resection chemotherapy
Yes 168 128 (76.0) 88 (52.5) .49
No 34 28 (82.8) 22 (65.1)
Hepatic Resection
Operative time, min
>180 125 100 (80.3) 69 (55.4) .34
≤180 77 55 (71.0) 40 (52.2)
Estimated blood loss, mL
≥500 37 30 (82.4) 19 (51.6) .96
<500 165 124 (75.4) 91 (55.3)
Red blood cell transfusion
Yes 17 14 (82.4) 9 (51.8) .76
No 185 141 (76.1) 101 (54.4)
Surgical procedure
Major hepatic resection 99 76 (76.6) 50 (51.0) .27
Minor hepatic resection 103 79 (76.9) 59 (57.3)
Carcinoembryonic antigen at hepatic resection, ng/mL
≥5 84 62 (74.4) 48 (57.2) .93
<5 118 93 (78.7) 61 (52.1)
Timing of diagnosis of primary tumor and CLMsc
Synchronous 148 113 (76.1) 78 (52.5) .89
Metachronous 54 43 (79.1) 31 (58.2)
No. of CLMsc
Multiple 113 79 (69.9) 52 (46.1) .005
Solitary 89 77 (86.7) 58 (65.2)
Largest metastasis, cmc
≥3 86 58 (67.7) 43 (50.1) .09
<3 116 97 (84.0) 66 (57.1)
Residual tumor
R1 17 12 (72.6) 5 (30.3) .19
R0 185 143 (77.3) 103 (55.8)
RAS statusc
Mutant 73 47 (64.1) 31 (42.8) .003
Wild type 129 109 (84.2) 79 (60.9)
Major morbidity with Clavien-Dindo grade ≥IIIac
Yes 51 32 (63.7) 15 (29.2) .002
No 151 122 (81.1) 92 (60.8)
RLI after hepatic resectionc
Grade ≥2 50 26 (52.7) 10 (20.7) <.001
Grade ≤1 152 129 (84.8) 97 (63.7)
Posthepatic resection chemotherapy
Yes 184 140 (76.1) 101 (54.7) .85
No 18 16 (87.2) 9 (47.7)

Abbreviations: CLMs, colorectal liver metastases; NA, not applicable; RLI, remnant liver ischemia.

SI conversion factor: To convert carcinoembryonic antigen level to micrograms per liter, multiply by 1.0.

a

By Kaplan-Meier method.

b

By log-rank test.

c

Variables entered into the Cox proportional hazards regression model.