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Table 2 Univariate analysis of prognostic factors associated with disease-free survival and overall survival

From: Survival outcomes of lung metastases from colorectal cancer treated with pulmonary metastasectomy or modern systemic chemotherapy: a single institution experience

Treatment

Surgery (n = 50)

Chemotherapy (n = 22)

 

DFS rate (%)

OS rate (%)

OS rate (%)

Characteristic, factor

Factor /No factor

(p value)

Factor /No factor

(p value)

Factor /No factor

(p value)

Age, > 70 y

53/67 (0.668)

48/78 (0.100)

0/34 (0.544)

Sex, male

33/34 (0.580)

58/70 (0.943)

22/34 (0.286)

Extrapulmonary metastasectomy

19/35 (0.824)

63/65 (0.453)

27/26 (0.434)

CRC location, rectum

14/47 (0.017)

53/71 (0.236)

0/50 (0.013)

CRC tumor size, > 40 mm

29/42 (0.241)

54/77 (0.232)

18/32 (0.099)

CRC pT factor, 4/3/2/1/0

32/43/13/100 (0.127)

55/78/50/100 (0.565)

0/28/67/0 (0.37)

CRC pN factor, 1–3/0

28/41 (0.171)

56/76 (0.244)

20/50 (0.080)

CRC pStage, IV/III/II/I

36/31/45/29 (0.726)

63/86/67/44 (0.404)

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Synchronicity of PM

29/35 (0.639)

55/70 (0.150)

40/0 (0.608)

DFI, < 1 year

33/33 (0.584)

62/69 (0.669)

30/31 (0.64)

LM size, > 20 mm

46/27 (0.135)

61/67 (0.628)

-

LM size, > 10 mm

-

-

0/36 (0.285)

LM number, multiple

29/39 (0.296)

36/79 (0.012)

-

LM number, > 4

-

-

41/15 (0.597)

Bilaterality of LM, bilateral

50/31 (0.631)

100/61 (0.129)

36/0 (0.056)

Pretreatment CEA, > 5 ng/ml

41/27 (0.182)

57/68 (0.551)

29/23 (0.424)

Perioperative chemotherapy for LM

50/23 (0.067)

72/59 (0.171)

-

Surgical procedure, lobectomy

44/28 (0.537)

57/69 (0.980)

-

Use of molecular targeted drugs

-

-

35/26 (0.62)

  1. CRC: colorectal cancer, LM: lung metastases, DFI: disease-free interval, CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, DFS: disease-free survival, OS: overall survival