Table 2.
Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognostic factors correlated with progression-free survival and overall survival
| Variables | Progression-free survival | Overall survival | ||||||||||
| Univariate | Multivariate | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||||||
| HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Gender (male vs female) | 1.234 | 0.692–2.201 | 0.477 | 1.144 | 0.627–2.088 | 0.660 | ||||||
| Age (<60 vs ≥60) | 0.766 | 0.434–1.350 | 0.356 | 0.692 | 0.382–1.254 | 0.225 | ||||||
| Pathology (AC vs MAC) | 0.860 | 0.476–1.554 | 0.617 | 0.703 | 0.380–1.299 | 0.261 | ||||||
| Anatomy (colon vs rectum) | 1.020 | 0.559–1.861 | 0.948 | 1.397 | 0.719–2.715 | 0.324 | ||||||
| Location (left vs right) | 1.142 | 0.620–2.104 | 0.670 | 1.311 | 0.702–2.448 | 0.395 | ||||||
| pT classification (T1-3 vs T4) | 0.444 | 0.247–0.797 | 0.006 | 0.579 | 0.313–1.071 | 0.082 | 0.513 | 0.281–0.936 | 0.030 | 0.722 | 0.381–1.365 | 0.316 |
| pN classification (N0 vs N1-2) | 0.341 | 0.187–0.621 | <0.001 | 0.579 | 0.305–1.102 | 0.096 | 0.316 | 0.168–0.596 | <0.001 | 0.557 | 0.282–1.103 | 0.093 |
| pM classification (M0 vs M1) | 0.057 | 0.031–0.107 | <0.001 | 0.105 | 0.052–0.213 | <0.001 | 0.044 | 0.023–0.085 | <0.001 | 0.075 | 0.036–0.159 | <0.001 |
| Clinical stage (I–II vs III–IV) | 0.263 | 0.139–0.497 | <0.001 | 0.234 | 0.118–0.463 | <0.001 | ||||||
| CEA (ng/mL) (<5 vs ≥5) | 0.961 | 0.544–1.695 | 0.890 | 0.961 | 0.531–1.740 | 0.896 | ||||||
| CA19-9 (kU/L) (<35 vs ≥35) | 0.447 | 0.251–0.793 | 0.006 | 0.647 | 0.356–1.173 | 0.151 | 0.427 | 0.235–0.776 | 0.005 | 0.603 | 0.324–1.120 | 0.109 |
| CMTM6 (low vs high) | 2.267 | 1.276–4.029 | 0.005 | 1.833 | 1.005–3.343 | 0.048 | 2.483 | 1.353–4.559 | 0.003 | 1.953 | 1.040–3.669 | 0.037 |
| PD-L1 (whole) ((−) vs (+)) | 1.679 | 0.837–3.371 | 0.145 | 1.517 | 0.750–3.071 | 0.247 | ||||||
| PD-L1 (TS) ((−) vs (+)) | 2.302 | 1.174–4.514 | 0.015 | 1.528 | 0.762–3.065 | 0.233 | 2.046 | 1.034–4.049 | 0.004 | 1.259 | 0.618–2.564 | 0.525 |
| PD-L1 (CC) ((−) vs (+)) | 0.972 | 0.506–1.869 | 0.933 | 0.869 | 0.448–1.687 | 0.678 | ||||||
P value <0.05 in bold is statistically significant.
(−), negative; (+), positive; AC, adenocarcinoma; CA19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9; CC, cancer cell; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CMTM6, CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane domain-containing 6; MAC, mucinous adenocarcinoma; PD-L1, programmed death-ligand 1; TS, tumor stroma.