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Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2014; 20(1): 264-273
Published online Jan 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i1.264
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with stage II/III gastric cancer n (%)
CharacteristicSurgery aloneSurgery + chemotherapyP value
No. of patients117169
Age (yr)
Median (range)62 (31-80)58 (25-80)0.063
< 7089 (76.1) 142 (84.0)0.093
≥ 7028 (23.9)27 (16.0)
Sex, n0.924
Men83 (70.9) 119 (70.4)
Women34 (29.1)50 (20.6)
Karnofsky performance status0.515
≥ 90 116 (99.1) 166 ( 98.2)
≥ 801(0.9)3 (1.8)
Tumor location0.054
Proximal77 (65.8)92 (54.4)
Distal40 (34.2)77 (45.6)
Histological grade0.120
High differentiation0 (0.0)4 (2.4)
Moderate differentiation32 (27.4)35 (20.7)
Low differentiation85 (72.6) 130 (76.9)
Gloss type0.429
Protrusion41 (35.0)64 (37.9)
Ulcer71 (60.7) 102 (60.4)
Infiltration5 (4.3)3 (1.8)
Tumor size0.359
< 5 cm41 (35.3)51 (30.2)
≥ 5 cm75 (64.7) 118 (60.8)
Preoperative serum CEA0.207
Median (range)2.42 (0.2–326.8)2.235 (0.2–265.5)
Preoperative serum CA19-90.729
Median (range)11.33 (0.6–206.9)10.83 (0.6–3098.0)
CEA tumor status0.792
 12 (10.3)19 (11.2)
+ 105 (89.7) 150 (88.8)
P53 tumor status0.813
27 (23.1)37 (21.9)
+90 (76.9) 132 (78.1)
T category0.182
T10 (0.0)2 (1.2)
T27 (6.0)20 (11.8)
T391 (77.8) 116 (68.6)
T419 (12.6)31 (18.3)
N category0.069
N031 (26.5)37 (21.9)
N119 (16.2)29 (17.2)
N233 (28.2)31 (18.3)
N334 (29.1)72 (42.6)
AJCC stage (7th)0.066
IIA29 (24.8)38 (22.5)
IIB 11 (9.4)26 (15.4)
IIIA34 (29.1)34 (20.1)
IIIB40 (34.2)56 (33.1)
IIIC3 (2.6)  15 (8.9)
Table 2 p53 tumor status, carcinoembryonic antigen tumor status and clinicopathological parameters n (%)
Characteristicp53(+) (n = 222)CEA(+) (n = 255)
Age (yr)P = 0.406P = 0.056
< 70177 (76.6)202 (87.4)
≥ 7045 (81.8)53 (96.4)
Sex, nP = 0.804P = 0.227
Men156 (77.2)183 (90.6)
Women66 (78.6)72 (85.7)
Tumor locationP = 0.271P = 0.040
Proximal135 (79.9)156 (92.3)
Distal87 (74.4)99 (84.6)
Histological gradeP = 0.248P = 0.248
High differentiation4 (100)4 (100)
Moderate differentiation48 (71.6)63 (94.0)
Low differentiation170 (79.1)188 (87.4)
Gloss typeP = 0.041P = 0.954
Protrusion73 (69.5)93 (88.6)
Ulcer142 (82.1)155 (89.6)
Infiltration7 (87.5)7 (87.5)
Tumor sizeP = 0.684P = 0.103
< 5 cm70 (76.1)86 (93.5)
≥ 5 cm151 (78.2)168 (87.0)
T categoryP = 0.420P = 0.883
T12 (100)2 (100)
T219 (70.4)25 (92.6)
T3165 (79.7)184 (88.9)
T436 (72.0)44 (88.0)
N categoryP = 0.923P = 0.198
N054 (79.4)57 (83.8)
N138 (79.2)45 (93.8)
N250 (78.1)60 (93.8)
N380 (75.5)90 (87.7)
AJCC stage (7th)P = 0.211P = 0.741
IIA51 (76.1)58 (86.6)
IIB30 (81.1)33 (89.2)
IIIA58 (85.3)63 (92.6)
IIIB72 (75.0)86 (89.6)
IIIC11 (61.1)15 (83.3)
Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of survival
Clinicopathological factorDFS
OS
UnivariateMultivariateMultivariate P valueUnivariateMultivariateMultivariate P value
HR (95%CI)HR (95%CI)HR (95%CI)HR (95%CI)
SexWomenReferenceReference
Men0.89 (0.63-1.26)1.00 (0.67-1.51)
Age (yr)≥ 70ReferenceReference
< 700.87 (0.59-1.30)0.65 (0.42-1.0)
Performance status≥ 90ReferenceReference
≥ 802.64 (0.84-8.34)1.84 (0.45-7.47)
Tumor locationDistalReferenceReference0.099
Proximal1.22 (0.88-1.70)1.51 (1.02-2.24)1.40 (0.94-2.09)
DifferentiationLowReferenceReference
Moderate0.81 (0.56-1.19)0.78 (0.50-1.21)
High0.20 (0.03-1.47)0.31 (0.04-2.27)
Gloss typeProtrusionReference0.081Reference0.008
Ulcer0.81 (0.58-1.14)0.83 (0.59-1.18)0.3010.70 (0.47-1.03)0.69 (0.46-1.03)0.072
infiltration2.31 (1.05-5.07)1.94 (0.86-4.37)0.1082.56 (1.15-5.69)2.19 (0.95-5.05)0.066
Tumor size< 5 cmReference0.363Reference0.099
≥ 5 cm1.45 (1.04-2.01)1.17 (0.84-1.63)1.67 (1.15-2.43)1.40 (0.94-2.09)
Preoperative serum CEA≥ medianReferenceReference
< median0.94 (0.68-1.31)0.84 (0.58-1.23)
Preoperative serum CA19-9≥ medianReferenceReference
< median0.84 (0.575-1.24)0.85 (0.54-1.34)
CEA tumor status+ReferenceReference
-1.00 (0.59-1.68)0.45 (0.20-1.03)
P53 tumor status+ReferenceReference
-1.40 (0.98-2.01)1.12 (0.72-1.75)
AJCC stage (7th)IIIReference0Reference0.000
II0.36 (0.24-0.53)0.63 (0.51-0.77)0.32 (0.20-0.51)0.59 (0.46-0.75)
Radical surgeryR1Reference0.006Reference0.214
R00.34 (0.19-0.60)0.43 (0.23-0.78)0.45 (0.23-0.86)0.65 (0.33-1.28)
Adjuvant chemotherapyYesReference0.008Reference0.000
No1.58 (1.15-2.17)1.55 (1.12-2.14)1.99 (1.38-2.87)2.01 (1.37-2.94)
First-line chemotherapyYesReference0.013
No1.87 (1.14-3.07)1.95 (1.15-3.30)