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. 2021 Mar;10(3):1273–1283. doi: 10.21037/tcr-20-3319

Table 5. Multivariate analyses of factors affecting overall survival and cancer-specific survival in secondary liver cancer patients with the specific primary sites.

Variable Primary site
Colorectum Pancreas Lung
Overall survival Cancer-specific survival Overall survival Cancer-specific survival Overall survival Cancer-specific survival
HR (95%CI) P-value HR (95%CI) P-value HR (95%CI) P-value HR (95%CI) P-value HR (95%CI) P-value HR (95%CI) P-value
Age at diagnosis, years
   <40 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
   40–59 1.102
(0.994–1.221)
0.064 1.097
(0.987–1.219)
0.085 1.725
(1.446–2.058)
<0.001 1.52
(1.266–1.825)
<0.001 1.543
(1.266–1.882)
<0.001 1.253
(1.021–1.538)
0.031
   60–79 1.702
(1.538–1.883)
<0.001 1.478
(1.332–1.64)
<0.001 2.381 (2–2.836) <0.001 1.947
(1.624–2.334)
<0.001 1.924
(1.58–2.344)
<0.001 1.559
(1.272–1.91)
<0.001
   ≥80 3.384
(3.042–3.764)
<0.001 2.473
(2.216–2.759)
<0.001 3.971
(3.324–4.742)
<0.001 3.102
(2.579–3.731)
<0.001 2.735
(2.24–3.34)
<0.001 2.117
(1.723–2.601)
<0.001
Gender
   Male 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
   Female 1.024
(0.987–1.061)
0.202 1.037
(0.999–1.077)
0.058 0.966
(0.934–0.998)
0.038 0.955
(0.923–0.988)
0.008 0.871
(0.846–0.896)
<0.001 0.898
(0.872–0.924)
<0.001
Race
   White 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
   Black 1.234
(1.175–1.296)
0.064 1.077
(1.023–1.133)
0.005 1.138
(1.085–1.194)
<0.001 1.121
(1.067–1.177)
<0.001 1.01
(0.965–1.057)
0.656 1.017
(0.97–1.067)
0.473
   Others 0.956
(0.898–1.018)
<0.001 0.962
(0.901–1.027)
0.246 0.976
(0.918–1.038)
0.437 1.007
(0.945–1.072)
0.838 0.745
(0.701–0.792)
<0.001 0.822
(0.772–0.876)
<0.001
Tumor size, cm
   <2 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
   2–4 0.911
(0.807–1.028)
0.132 0.942
(0.829–1.07)
0.356 1.011
(0.927–1.103)
0.799 0.993
(0.907–1.086)
0.870 1.027
(0.969–1.088)
0.373 1.017
(0.958–1.08)
0.579
   5–9 1.08
(0.959–1.217)
0.203 1.073
(0.947–1.217)
0.267 1.101
(1.006–1.204)
0.036 1.107
(1.009–1.214)
0.032 1.14
(1.074–1.209)
<0.001 1.097
(1.032–1.166)
0.003
   ≥10 1.275
(1.108–1.467)
0.001 1.224
(1.057–1.418)
0.007 1.113
(0.961–1.289)
0.153 1.183
(1.017–1.377)
0.029 1.217
(1.118–1.325)
<0.001 1.178
(1.079–1.287)
<0.001
Grade
   Grade I 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
   Grade II 1.041
(0.939–1.154)
0.443 1.031
(0.927–1.147)
0.575 2.279
(1.934–2.685)
<0.001 1.551
(1.309–1.838)
<0.001 1.273
(1.064–1.524)
0.008 1.071
(0.889–1.29)
0.471
   Grade III 1.645
(1.476–1.834)
<0.001 1.459
(1.304–1.633)
<0.001 3.089
(2.636–3.62)
<0.001 1.899
(1.611–2.237)
<0.001 1.703
(1.439–2.015)
<0.001 1.35
(1.133–1.609)
0.001
   Grade IV 1.926
(1.667–2.226)
<0.001 1.512
(1.3–1.758)
<0.001 3.059
(2.425–3.858)
<0.001 2.026
(1.598–2.568)
<0.001 1.697
(1.423–2.023)
<0.001 1.257
(1.046–1.51)
0.015
N-stage
   Node negative 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
   Node positive 1.618
(1.493–1.754)
<0.001 1.189 (1.092–1.294) <0.001 1.225
(1.01–1.486)
0.039 1.169
(0.959–1.425)
0.122 1.134
(0.945–1.359)
0.176 0.977
(0.811–1.178)
0.808
Additional metastasis
   None 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
   Bone 1.557
(1.406–1.726)
<0.001 1.402
(1.262–1.557)
<0.001 1.181
(1.08–1.291)
<0.001 1.158
(1.058–1.269)
0.002 1.079
(1.042–1.117)
<0.001 1.055
(1.017–1.094)
0.004
   Brain 1.795
(1.334–2.416)
<0.001 1.219
(0.899–1.652)
0.202 1.634
(1.161–2.301)
0.005 1.61
(1.137–2.279)
0.007 1.144
(1.077–1.217)
<0.001 1.115
(1.047–1.187)
0.001
   Lung 1.24
(1.185–1.297)
<0.001 1.117
(1.066–1.17)
<0.001 1.302
(1.241–1.365)
<0.001 1.234
(1.175–1.295)
<0.001 1.134
(1.076–1.194)
<0.001 1.102
(1.044–1.164)
<0.001
   Two or Three 1.721
(1.562–1.896)
<0.001 1.394
(1.263–1.54)
<0.001 1.503
(1.362–1.658)
<0.001 1.331
(1.202–1.473)
<0.001 1.162
(1.11–1.216)
<0.001 1.153
(1.101–1.208)
<0.001