Table 3 Predictive factors for hematogenous metastasis/recurrence in 200 patients with gastric cancer.

From: GPR155 Serves as a Predictive Biomarker for Hematogenous Metastasis in Patients with Gastric Cancer

 

Hem/Hem-rec (−)

Hem/Hem-rec (+)

Univariate

Multivariable

Variables

HR

P

HR

95%CI

P

Age

<65 years

73

6

1.59

0.352

   

≥65 years

107

14

     

Sex

Male

123

18

4.17

0.027

2.42

0.55–17.3

0.259

Female

57

2

     

CEA

≤5 ng/ml

144

11

3.27

0.018

3.26

1.03–10.6

0.044*

>5 ng/ml

36

9

     

CA19–9

≤37 IU/ml

143

13

2.08

0.159

   

>37 IU/ml

37

7

     

Tumor location

Lower third

71

9

0.8

0.632

   

Others

109

11

     

Tumor size

<50 mm

68

5

1.82

0.248

   

≥50 mm

112

15

     

Macroscopic type

Borrmann type 4/5

35

1

4.59

0.07

   

Others

145

20

     

Tumor depth

pT1-3

82

12

1.79

0.219

   

pT4

98

8

     

Differentiation

Differentiated

63

9

2.27

0.085

   

Undifferentiated

117

11

     

Lymphatic involvement

Absent

25

1

3.06

0.212

   

Present

155

19

     

Vessel invasion

Absent

72

1

12.7

<0.001

19.2

3.53–362

<0.001*

Present

108

19

     

Infiltrative growth

Invasive

77

1

14.2

<0.001

7.79

1.32–150

0.021*

Expansive

103

19

     

Lymph node metastasis

Absent

54

3

2.43

0.136

   

Present

126

17

     

Peritoneal lavage cytology

Negative

127

18

3.76

0.044

3.62

0.77–27.0

0.108

Positive

53

2

     

GPR155 expression

Low

68

15

4.94

0.001

4.24

1.40–14.8

0.010*

High

112

5

     
  1. *Statistically significant in multivariate analysis (P < 0.05). Abbreviations: Hem/Hem-rec, hematogenous metastasis/recurrence; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CA19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9; UICC, Union for International Cancer Control.