Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with resection of CRLM, 1992–2004.
| Characteristics | Total (N=1211) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age at surgery, years-Median (range) | 63 (23–88) | |
| Gender, Male- N (%) | 695 | (57.5) |
| Synchronous Disease- N (%) | 491 | (40.5) |
| Positive nodes in primary – N (%) | ||
| Yes | 727 | (60.0) |
| No | 473 | (39.1) |
| Unknown | 11 | (0.9) |
| CEA – N (%) | ||
| >200 | 119 | (9.8) |
| ≤200 | 936 | (77.3) |
| Unknown | 156 | (12.9) |
| DFI < 12 months– N (%) | 637 | (52.6) |
| No. of hepatic tumors | ||
| Median (range) | 2 (1–50) | |
| 1 | 588 | (48.6) |
| 2–4 | 477 | (39.4) |
| 5–10 | 115 | (9.5) |
| >10 | 31 | (2.6) |
| Size of hepatic tumor, cm- Median (range) | 4.0 (0–40) | |
| Clinical Risk Score – N (%) | ||
| Low (0,1,2) | 627 | (51.8) |
| High (3,4,5) | 420 | (34.7) |
| Unknown | 164 | (13.5) |
| Extrahepatic Disease- N (%) | 88 | (7.3) |
| Surgical margin – N (%) | ||
| Positive | 109 | (9.0) |
| Negative | 1102 | (91.0) |
| Perioperative chemotherapy – N (%) | ||
| Yes | 1120 | (92.5) |
| No | 91 | (7.5) |
| Perioperative HAIP- N (%) | ||
| Yes | 348 | (28.7) |
| No | 863 | (71.3) |
| Vital Status at last contact – N (%) | ||
| NED | 302 | (24.9) |
| AWD | 35 | (2.9) |
| DOD | 748 | (61.8) |
| DOC | 63 | (5.2) |
| DUC | 63 | (5.2) |
Abbreviations: CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; DFI, disease-free interval; HAIP, hepatic artery infusion pump; NED, no evidence of disease; AWD, alive with disease; DOD, dead of disease; DOC, dead other cause; DUC, dead unknown cause.