Table 2 Univariate survival for GMS according to TNM, MMR status, adjuvant chemotherapy and location of primary cancer (N = 783).

From: The Glasgow Microenvironment Score and risk and site of recurrence in TNM I–III colorectal cancer

Group GMS category

N

Cancer-specific survival

Overall survival

5-year CSS (%; SE)

Events (N = 201)

HR (95% CI)

p

5-year OS (%; SE)

Events (N = 477)

HR (95% CI)

p

Full cohort

   

Trend

<0.001

  

Trend

<0.001

  0

132

89 (3)

19

1.0 (reference)

 

75 (4)

67

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

501

78 (2)

122

1.88 (1.16–3.06)

0.01

63 (2)

310

1.40 (1.08-1.82)

0.01

  2

149

61 (4)

60

3.72 (2.22–6.24)

<0.001

48 (4)

100

1.97 (1.44–2.69)

<0.001

TNM I–II

   

Trend

0.003

  

Trend

0.09

  0

103

89 (3)

13

1.0 (reference)

 

74 (4)

51

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

314

87 (2)

50

1.35 (0.73–2.48)

0.34

69 (3)

183

1.26 (0.92–1.72)

0.15

  2

63

75 (6)

19

2.89 (1.42–5.85)

0.003

58 (6)

38

1.59 (1.04–2.42)

0.03

TNM III

   

Trend

0.007

  

Trend

0.006

  0

29

90 (6)

6

1.0 (reference)

 

79 (8)

16

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

187

63 (4)

72

2.24 (0.97–5.14)

0.06

54 (4)

127

1.67 (0.99–2.81)

0.05

  2

86

50 (6)

41

3.36 (1.42–7.91)

0.006

41 (5)

62

2.32 (1.33–4.03)

0.003

MMR proficient

   

Trend

<0.001

  

Trend

0.007

  0

92

93 (3)

15

1.0 (reference)

 

75 (5)

47

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

362

80 (2)

86

1.62 (0.94–2.81)

0.08

63 (3)

223

1.38 (1.01–1.89)

0.045

  2

95

65 (5)

38

3.21 (1.76–5.84)

<0.001

49 (5)

62

1.84 (1.26–2.70)

0.002

MMR deficient

   

Trend

0.024

  

Trend

0.02

  0

19

95 (5)

1

1.0 (reference)

 

68 (11)

12

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

68

75 (5)

34

3.81 (0.90–16.11)

0.07

60 (6)

50

1.21 (0.65–2.29)

0.55

  2

34

59 (9)

19

6.72 (1.53–29.58)

0.01

38 (8)

28

2.23 (1.13–4.41)

0.02

No adjuvant chemo

   

Trend

<0.001

  

Trend

0.001

  0

111

87 (3)

18

1.0 (reference)

 

70 (4)

63

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

375

78 (2)

88

1.59 (0.96–2.65)

0.07

61 (3)

252

1.33 (1.01–1.75)

0.046

  2

99

63 (5)

40

3.33 (1.91–5.82)

<0.001

47 (5)

72

1.88 (1.34–2.64)

<0.001

Adjuvant chemo

   

Trend

0.007

  

Trend

0.002

  0

21

100 (0)

1

1.0 (reference)

 

100 (0)

4

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

126

76 (4)

34

6.82 (0.93–49.86)

0.06

71 (4)

58

3.33 (1.21–9.20)

0.02

  2

49

58 (7)

19

11.54 (1.54–86.27)

0.02

51 (7)

27

5.30 (1.84–15.26)

0.002

Colon cancer

   

Trend

<0.001

  

Trend

0.002

  0

93

90 (3)

14

1.0 (reference)

 

77 (4)

47

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

359

79 (2)

85

1.78 (1.01–3.13)

0.046

64 (3)

225

1.40 (1.03–1.92)

0.04

  2

102

61 (5)

40

3.54 (1.92–6.51)

<0.001

47 (5)

68

1.95 (1.34–2.83)

<0.001

Rectal cancer

   

Trend

0.004

  

Trend

0.04

  0

39

89 (5)

5

1.0 (reference)

 

69 (7)

20

1.0 (reference)

 

  1

142

75 (4)

37

2.16 (0.85–5.50)

0.11

63 (4)

85

1.38 (0.84–2.24)

0.20

  2

47

61 (8)

20

4.17 (1.56–11.13)

0.004

51 (7)

32

2.02 (1.15–3.54)

0.015

  1. Statistically significant p < 0.05 values are in bold.