Research Article

Nomogram for Predicting Recurrence-Free Survival in Chinese Women with Endometrial Cancer after Initial Therapy: External Validation

Table 1

The clinicopathological characteristics of the training cohort.

VariablesTraining cohort, n = 520
(no. of patients) (%)

Age (years)
 <60339 (65.2)
 ≥60181 (34.8)

Menopausal status
 No177 (34.0)
 Yes343 (66.0)

Depth of myometrial invasion
 <50%391 (75.2)
 ≥50%129 (24.8)

Cervical stromal invasion
 No461 (88.7)
 Yes59 (11.3)

Adnexal involvement
 No492 (94.6)
 Yes28 (5.4)

FIGO stage
 I404 (77.7)
 II37 (7.1)
 III62 (11.9)
 IV17 (3.3)

Histological grade
 Grade 1161 (31.0)
 Grade 2232 (44.6)
 Grade 3127 (24.4)

Histological type
 Type I455 (87.5)
 Type II65 (12.5)

Tumor diameter
 <2 cm189 (36.3)
 ≥2 cm331 (63.7)

Peritoneal cytology
 No473 (91.0)
 Yes47 (9.0)

LVSI
 No331 (74.4)
 Yes114 (25.6)

Lymph node involvement
 No401 (77.1)
 Yes49 (9.4)
 Unknown70 (13.5)

Lymphadenectomy
 No70 (13.5)
 Yes450 (86.5)

Adjuvant therapy
 No adjuvant therapy285 (54.8)
 Radiotherapy10 (2.0)
 Chemotherapy165 (31.7)
 Radiotherapy +  cChemotherapy60 (11.5)

Recurrence
 No474 (91.2)
 Yes46 (8.8)

Follow-up (months)
 Median53
 Mean48.7
 Range1–110

Data are expressed as n (%) or the means ± SD. FIGO = International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; LVSI = lymphovascular space involvement.