Table 3A Prognostic value of CD3, CD8, CD4, CD57, CD68, CXCL9/MIG, PPARγ, and CXCL13/BCA1 in tumour tissue from patients without preop-RT after adjustment for anatomoclinical factors (tumour location, stage, grade, and adjuvant chemotherapy)

From: Tumour-infiltrating CD68+ and CD57+ cells predict patient outcome in stage II–III colorectal cancer

  

Relapse-free survival

Overall survival

 

n

HR

95% CI

P

HR

95% CI

P

CD3

CD3 80 cells per spot

76

2.1

1.1–4.0

 

2.0

1.1–3.8

 

CD3 >80 cells per spot

73

1

 

0.02

1

 

0.025

Missing

9

      

CD4

CD4 2 cells per spot

88

0.9

0.5–1.6

 

1.3

0.7–2.4

 

CD4 >2 cells per spot

66

1

 

0.72

1

 

0.41

Missing

4

      

CD8

CD8 8 cells per spot

80

1.4

0.8–2.6

 

1.5

0.8–2.7

 

CD8 >8 cells per spot

74

1

 

0.25

1

 

0.22

Missing

4

      

CD57

CD57 2 cells per spot

100

3.2

1.5–6.6

 

2.9

1.4–5.9

 

CD57 >2 cells per spot

56

1

 

0.002

1

 

0.003

Missing

2

      

CD68

CD68=0 cells per spot

8

5.4

2.1–13.4

 

7.6

3.0–18.8

 

1 CD68 10 cells per spot

55

1.4

0.8–2.7

 

1.9

1.0–3.5

 

CD68 >10 cells per spot

94

1

 

0.0016

1

 

<0.0001

Missing

1

      

CXCL9/MIG

No staining

36

3.3

1.3–8.4

 

3.2

1.2–8.4

 

Weak staining

80

2.3

1.0–5.3

 

2.6

1.0–6.3

 

Moderate to strong

42

1

 

0.041

1

 

0.063

Missing

0

      

PPAR γ

No staining

73

1.3

0.7–2.5

 

0.7

0.4–1.4

 

Mild-to-moderate

33

0.7

0.3–1.8

 

0.7

0.3–1.7

 

Strong staining

51

1

 

0.38

1

 

0.57

Missing

1

      

CXCL13/BCA1

No staining

85

1.0

0.3–3.3

 

3.0

0.4–22.2

 

Few lymphocytes stained

57

1.0

0.3–3.3

 

3.3

0.4–24.5

 

Numerous lymphocytes stained

12

1

 

0.98

1

 

0.51

Missing

4

      
  1. Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; HR=hazard ratio.