Table 6 Univariate and multivariate analysis of various parameters for disease-free survival (DFS) in 80 patients after curative surgery

From: Prognostic significance of angiogenesis in gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Variables

P-value

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Tumor grade (very low-intermediate vs high)

<0.0001

0.0007

Tumor size (<5 vs ≥5 cm)

0.0199

0.7483

Mitotic count (<5/50 vs ≥5/50 HPF)

0.0055

0.8940

Ki-67 LI (<4.6 vs ≥4.6)

0.0027

0.2275

MVD grade (<7.0 vs ≥7.0)

0.0028

0.0152

VEGF expression (low vs high)

0.0302

0.3794

Site (stomach vs intestine)

0.1954

0.8953

  1. MVD, microvessel density; HPF, high-power field; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.