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. 2018 Oct 23;8:15658. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33927-5

Table 3.

Correlation between clinicopathologic parameters, 5-year DFS and 5-year OS.

Parameters Noa 5-yr DFS (%) p value* 5-yr OS (%) p value*
867 64% 71%
Sex 0.52 0.39
  Female 401 65% 71%
  Male 466 63% 70%
pT stage 0.02 0.13
  pT1–2 32 83% 83%
  pT3–4 833 63% 70%
pN stage <0.0001* <0.0001*
  Negative 457 71% 78%
  Positive 410 56% 63%
Tumor location 0.09 0.02
  Distal colon 442 66% 74%
  Proximal colon 425 61% 67%
Tumor differentiation 0.01 0.02
  Well to moderate 734 65% 72%
  Poor 121 54% 62%
CD8+ TILs <0.0001* <0.0001*
  High 283 78% 82%
  Low 584 57% 65%
Tumor CD274/PD-L1 0.0006* 0.0002*
  High 384 70% 78%
  Low 480 58% 65%
CD8+ TILs/Tumor CD274(PD-L1) <0.0001* <0.0001*
  High/High 160 80% 84%
  High/Low 123 75% 79%
  Low/High 224 63% 73%
  Low/Low 357 53% 60%
CD8+ TILs and tumor CD274 (PD-L1) <0.0001* <0.0001*
  High or high 507 71% 78%
  Low/Low 357 53% 60%

aNumber of cases may differ due to missing data. *p < 0.005 is significant and 0.005 < p < 0.05 is suggestive evidence.