Table 1b Clinicopathological parameters in relation to microsatellite status (n=174)
n | MSI− (no. (%)) | MSI+ (no. (%)) | P | |
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Sex | ||||
Male | 76 | 71 (93) | 5 (7) | 0.29 |
Female | 98 | 87 (89) | 11 (11) | |
Age, years | ||||
⩽62 | 93 | 88 (95) | 5 (5) | 0.06 |
> 62 | 81 | 70 (86) | 11 (14) | |
T category, pathologic | ||||
T2 | 18 | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.38 |
T3–4 | 156 | 140 (90) | 16 (10) | |
N category, pathologic | ||||
N1 | 99 | 92 (93) | 7 (7) | 0.27 |
N2–3 | 75 | 66 (88) | 9 (12) | |
Differentiation | ||||
G1–2 | 125 | 115 (92) | 10 (8) | 0.38 |
G3–4 | 49 | 43 (88) | 6 (12) | |
Location | ||||
Right | 87 | 71 (82) | 16 (18) | <0.0001 |
Left | 87 | 87 (100) | 0 (0) | |
Treatment arm | ||||
Arm A (5-FU/LV) | 90 | 84 (93) | 6 (7) | 0.23 |
Arm B (5-FU/LEV) | 84 | 74 (88) | 10 (12) |