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Table 5 Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors for local re-recurrene-free survival

From: The efficiency of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the assessment of tumor response to preoperative chemoradiation therapy for locally recurrent rectal cancer

Variables

No. of patients

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

  

P-value

Relative risk (CI)

P-value

Age

  ≥ 62

20

0.2070

  

  < 62

20

   

Sex

 Male

26

0.7584

  

 Female

14

   

Primary lesion-related factors

Tumor differentiation

  Well-differentiated

18

0.2617

  

  Others

17

   

Tumor depth

  -MP

9

0.6736

  

  SS(A)-

31

   

TNM stage

  I/II

21

0.4869

  

  III/IV

18

   

Venous invasion

  (−)

13

0.3436

  

  (+)

21

   

Lymph node metastasis

  (−)

26

0.4522

  

  (+)

13

   

Lymphatic invasion

  (−)

7

0.5315

  

  (+)

27

   

Locally recurrent lesion-related factors

Tumor size (maximal diameter)

   < 34 mm

19

0.1067

  

   ≥ 34 mm

19

   

CEA Pre-CRT

   < 5 ng/ml

15

0.7853

  

   ≥ 5 (ng/ml)

25

   

CEA Post-CRT

   < 5 (ng/ml)

26

0.8175

  

   ≥ 5 (ng/ml)

14

   

Resection status

  R0

36

0.0299

0.433 (0.108–1.729)

0.2359

  R1

4

   

Pathologic tumor response

  Responders (TRG1–TRG2)

17

0.0601

  

  Nonresponders (TRG3–TRG5)

23

   

Pre-SUV

  Low

20

0.5475

  

  High

20

   

Post-SUV

  Low

20

0.0102

0.383 (0.104–0.940)

0.0383

  High

20

   

∆SUV

  Low

20

0.9160

  

  High

20

   

DR

  Low

20

0.0488

  

  High

20

   
  1. Abbreviations: MP muscularis propri, SS, subserosa, A, adventitia, TNM, tumor node metastasis, TRG, the Mandard tumor regression grade, SUV, standardized uptake value, Pre-SUV, SUVmax values on the initial scan, Post-SUV, SUVmax values on the post-CRT scan, ∆SUV, ∆SUV = Pre-SUV– Post-SUV, DR, decreasing rate: DR = ∆SUV/ Pre SUV × 100(%), CRT, chemoradiation therapy