Research Article

The Relationship between MACC1/c-Met/Cyclin D1 Axis Expression and Prognosis in ESCC

Table 7

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with OS and PFS for ESCC.

OSPFS
95% CIHR value95% CIHR value

Age (years)
<60/≥601.058-2.2901.5660.03
Tumor size
<3 cm/≥3 cm0.403-0.9900.6310.040.428-1.0080.6570.06
Degree of differentiation
Poor/moderate/well0.563-0.9980.7460.040.511-0.8750.6680.003
Lymph node metastasis
Negative/positive1.200-2.6851.7950.0041.307-2.8301.9230.001
AJCC stage
I/II/III/IV1.076-1.7951.390.01
Nerve invasion
Negative/positive1.058-2.5861.6540.031.147-2.6381.7390.009
MACC1 expression
Negative/positive0.393-0.8840.5890.01
c-Met expression
Negative/positive0.237-0.5820.371<0.0010.377-0.8290.5590.004

Abbreviations: ESCC: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer; OS: overall survival; PFS: progression-free survival.