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Table 2 Univariate analysis of prognostic factors

From: Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT) in the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer

Univariate analysis

n

%

3-y-LC

p-value

3-y-DC

p-value

3-y-OS

p-value

all patients

97

100

52%

 

48%

 

52%

 

age

< 60 yrs

47

48

49%

0.329

50%

0.522

48%

0.619

≥ 60 yrs

50

52

55%

47%

55%

gender

male

59

61

44%

0.023

52%

0.779

53%

0.701

female

38

39

65%

42%

54%

time FD to rec

< 30 mo

48

49

49%

0.308

46%

0.389

43%

0.398

≥ 30 mo

49

51

55%

50%

61%

T stage (FD)*

T1/2

34

35

64%

0.13

61%

0.056

70%

0.045

T3/4

62

64

43%

40%

43%

N stage (FD)*

N0

54

56

61%

0.008

53%

0.047

60%

0.06

N+

41

42

39%

42%

37%

UICC stage (FD)*

I/II

53

55

60%

0.015

55%

0.03

62%

0.046

III/IV

42

43

41%

41%

41%

resection margin

R0

36

37

82%

< 0.001

55%

0.047

80%

< 0.001

R1

32

33

41%

42%

37%

R2

29

30

18%

48%

35%

EBRT

yes

54

56

59%

0.062

49%

0.928

60%

0.18

no

43

44

41%

50%

43%

EBRT

neoadj RT

46

47

61%

0.067

51%

0.797

59%

0.284

no RT

43

44

41%

50%

43%

adj. CHT

yes

33

34

50%

0.817

54%

0.945

63%

0.745

no

64

66

54%

47%

45%

resection of met

yes

20

21

65%

0.358

35%

0.155

47%

0.484

no

77

79

49%

52%

54%

local control achieved

yes

52

54

not amendable

53%

0.2

55%

0.03

no

45

46

  

43%

 

52%

 
  1. n: number of patients, %: percentage, 3-y-LC: three-year local control, 3-y-DC: three-year distant control, 3-y-OS: three-year overall survival, yrs: years, FD: first diagnosis, rec: local recurrence, mo: months, *: based on 95 patients with known stage at first diagnosis, UICC: Union internationale contre le cancer, R0: complete resection without microscopic residual disease, R1: microscopic residual disease, R2: gross residual disease, EBRT: external beam radiation therapy, RT: radiotherapy, adj.: adjuvant, CHT: chemotherapy, met.: distant metastasis.