Table 1 Characteristics of enrolled patients and univariate analysis for PFS and OS

From: BRAF mutations, microsatellite instability status and cyclin D1 expression predict metastatic colorectal patients’ outcome

 

N

 

First-line progression-free survival

Overall survival

Feature

144

%

Median (months)

HR (95% CI)

P -value

Median (months)

HR (95% CI)

P -value

Median age (range)

64 (23–81)

       

65 years

76

53

9.7

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

0.1

32.2

1.1 (0.8–1.7)

0.5

 >65 years

68

47

8.1

  

29.3

  

Gender

        

 Male

82

57

8.9

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

0.2

30.2

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

0.5

 Female

62

43

10.3

  

32.1

  

Stage at diagnosis

 I–III

82

57

9.4

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

0.9

31.3

1.4 (0.8–2.3)

0.2

 IV

62

43

8.1

  

32.1

  

Tumour location

 Colon

105

73

9.8

1.3 (0.6–2.6)

0.5

29.8

1.7 (0.7–4.6)

0.3

 Rectum

39

27

10.4

  

31.9

  

Number of treatment lines

Median: 3

       

 1

     

29.8

  

 2

     

34.8

0.8 (0.5–1.5)

0.6

 3

     

44.2

0.4 (0.2–0.0)

0.02

Histological grade

        

 I–II

107

74

12.2

2.0 (1.3–3.2)

0.001

39.2

2.7 (1.6–4.4)

<0.001

 III

37

26

7.6

  

23.8

  

Adjuvant treatment

        

 Yes

58

40

9.5

1.2 (0.6–2.5)

0.5

31.6

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

0.9

 No

86

60

10.2

  

31.4

  

Metastasectomy

        

 Yes

21

15

24.2

0.5 (0.2–0.7)

<0.001

48.7

0.6 (0.2–0.9)

0.03

 No

123

85

9.1

  

31.4

  

BRAF status

        

 Mutant

12

8

2.7

2.9 (1.6–5.4)

<0.001

14.0

4.3 (2.3–8.2)

<0.001

 Wt

132

92

9.8

  

30.3

  

MSI status

        

 High

22

15

9.7

1.0 (0.7–1.7)

0.8

21.3

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

0.3

 Stable

122

85

10.4

  

30.2

  

Cyclin D1

        

 Overexpression

26

18

8.3

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

0.1

21.7

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

0.7

 Weak expression

63

44

9.1

  

29.1

  

 No expression

55

38

11.5

  

30.3

  
  1. Abbreviation: MSI=microsatellite instability.