Table 5 Multivariate analysis: significant prognostic factors for OS

From: A prospective randomised phase III trial of adjuvant chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in patients with stage II colon cancer

 

HR

95 % CI

P -value

Age

1.05

1.05–1.07

<0.01

Number of resected lymph nodes

0.49

0.34–0.72

<0.01

Tumour located in caecum and right colon

1.81

1.24–2.66

<0.01

  1. HR=hazard ratios; CI=confidence interval.
  2. For the HR the reference category for categorical covariates was caecum and right colon for localisation of tumour, >12 lymph nodes for number of resected lymph nodes.
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