Table 3. Association between variables associated with OS and LOH.
| Variable | LOH-low n= 64 |
LOH-high n= 10 |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (% <65 years) | 61% (39) | 50% (5) | 0.87 (Gosset t-test) |
| Gender (% F) | 8% (5) | 20% (2) | 1 (Fisher) |
| Tumour site O, S, GOJ | 37.5% (24), 25% (16), 37.5% (24) | 30% (3), 20% (2), 50% (5) | 1 (Fisher) |
| Disease extent (% metastatic) | 91% (58) | 90% (9) | 1 (Fisher) |
| WHO PS (0,1,2, unknown) | 39% (25), 50% (32), 6% (4), 5% (3) | 30% (3), 70% (7), 0% | 1 (Fisher) |
| Histological subtype (%intestinal) | 80% (51) | 100% (10) | 1 (Fisher) |
| Treatment (EOX, EOX-P) | 53% (34), 47% (30) | 40% (4), 60% (6) | 1 (Fisher) |