Zhu PP, Yuan SG, Liao Y, Qin LL, Liao WJ. High level of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 affects prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(23): 7254-7263 [PMID: 26109813 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7254]
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Dr. Wei-Jia Liao, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine in Liver Injury and Repair, No. 15 Lequn Road, Xiufeng District, Guilin 541001, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. liao288@163.com
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Table 3 Association between intercellular adhesion molecule-1 level, clinical parameters and disease-free survival/overall survival
Clinical character
Category
Number of patients
Disease-free survival (mo)
Overall survival (mo)
mean
95%CI
P value
mean
95%CI
P value
ICAM-1 (ng/mL)
≤ 684
52
58.18
44.77-71.58
0.003
64.57
52.14-77.01
0.002
> 684
184
36.96
30.51-43.40
42.75
36.48-49.01
Age (yr)
≤ 55
161
40.37
33.32-47.43
0.325
45.89
39.05-52.74
0.262
> 55
75
45.38
34.62-56.14
51.57
41.37-61.77
Gender
Female
29
57.84
38.90-76.78
0.066
62.96
43.72-82.19
0.076
Male
207
39.73
33.60-45.86
44.66
38.58-50.74
Family history
No
203
39.83
33.62-46.05
0.077
45.69
39.68-51.69
0.092
Yes
33
53.83
37.30-70.36
59.63
43.90-75.36
HBsAg
Negative
34
47.54
30.65-64.43
0.501
52.62
36.64-68.60
0.462
Positive
202
40.74
34.47-47.01
46.72
40.65-52.79
AFP (ng/mL)
≤ 100
99
46.01
36.52-55.49
0.286
52.18
43.07-61.28
0.214
> 100
137
39.00
31.53-46.47
44.75
37.51-51.99
Tumor size (cm)
≤ 5
32
70.51
53.82-87.19
< 0.001
77.42
62.56-92.28
< 0.001
> 5
204
37.57
31.49-43.66
43.36
37.44-49.28
Cirrhosis
No
25
34.60
17.57-51.64
0.190
39.16
22.83-55.49
0.237
Yes
211
42.81
36.53-49.09
48.83
42.77-54.89
Tumor number
Single
149
50.25
42.28-58.21
< 0.001
55.27
47.66-62.87
< 0.001
Multiple
87
27.72
20.32-35.12
34.92
27.37-42.48
NLR
≤ 2.31
130
53.58
45.00-62.17
< 0.001
59.00
50.88-67.12
< 0.001
> 2.31
106
27.50
20.58-34.43
34.23
27.17-41.29
TNM stage
I-II
108
59.65
50.13-69.18
< 0.001
66.86
58.17-75.54
< 0.001
III-IV
128
27.17
20.87-33.46
31.88
25.56-38.21
PVTT
No
184
47.62
40.59-54.64
< 0.001
54.25
47.61-60.90
< 0.001
Yes
52
22.06
13.88-30.24
24.73
16.55-32.91
Distant metastasis
No
217
42.85
36.62-49.08
0.313
48.89
42.90-54.88
0.166
Yes
19
26.79
14.76-38.82
31.21
18.29-44.13
Recurrence
No
44.59
36.73-52.46
0.051
Yes
51.58
43.77-59.39
Table 4 Cox multivariate proportional hazard model of independent predictors on disease-free and overall survival
Variable
Disease-free survival
Overall survival
HR (95%CI)
P value
HR (95%CI)
P value
ICAM-1 (ng/mL) (> 684 vs ≤ 684)
1.643 (1.125-2.401)
0.010
1.692 (1.152-2.486)
0.007
Tumor number (multiple vs single)
1.324 (0.902-1.944)
0.152
1.273 (0.924-1.755)
0.140
TNM stage (III-IV vs I-II)
1.390 (0.931-2.077)
0.108
1.468 (1.074-2.015)
0.016
PVTT (yes vs no)
1.397 (1.016-1.920)
0.040
1.514 (1.031-2.225)
0.035
Tumor size (cm) (> 5 vs ≤ 5)
0.666 (0.389-1.149)
0.144
1.551 (0.899-2.656)
0.115
NLR (> 2.31 vs ≤ 2.31)
1.578 (1.156-2.153)
0.004
1.485 (1.086-2.030)
0.013
Citation: Zhu PP, Yuan SG, Liao Y, Qin LL, Liao WJ. High level of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 affects prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(23): 7254-7263