Fig. 2.

Cumulative incidence of metachronous cancer. (A) The cumulative incidence rate of metachronous cancer was higher in the negative group than in the eradicated group (p=0.004). (B) In patients less than 70 years of age, the cumulative incidence rate of metachronous cancer development was lower in the eradicated group than in the negative and persistent groups (p=0.001 and p=0.018, respectively). p-values are greater than 0.05 unless otherwise stated.

N, negative group; E, eradicated group; P, persistent group.