Research Article

More Liver Metastases Detected Intraoperatively Indicates Worse Prognosis for Colorectal Liver Metastases Patients after Resection Combined with Microwave Ablation

Table 2

Prognostic factors for overall survival and recurrence-free survival.

VariableOverall survivalRecurrence-free survival
Univariate analysisMultivariate analysisUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

Age> 55 y1.13 (0.48-2.67)0.7840.76 (0.42-1.37)0.354
Male0.68 (0.28-1.62)0.3800.42 (0.23-0.77)0.005
Primary tumor
Rectum cancer0.87 (0.35-2.17)0.7620.56 (0.28-1.14)0.112
T3/T4 stage0.76 (0.10-5.79)0.7891.50 (0.36-6.23)0.581
N1/N2 stage1.98 (0.63-6.20)0.2401.16 (0.60-2.26)0.658
TNM III/IV stage0.99 (0.55-1.77)0.9621.19 (0.79-1.80)0.402
Resection with CRLM0.65(0.24-1.80)0.4100.85 (0.46-1.57)0.608
CRLM
Synchronous metastases1.13 (0.41-3.11)0.8171.12 (0.52-2.40)0.781
μg/L1.25 (0.17-9.51)0.8271.11 (0.39-3.10)0.850
CA19-9> 35 kU/L3.67 (1.55-8.70)0.0034.29 (1.77-10.37)0.0011.40 (0.74-2.60)0.302
Tumor number in image >51.12 (0.47-2.68)0.7991.27 (0.70-2.29)0.436
Tumor number in surgery >51.90 (0.78-4.63)0.1581.95 (1.07-3.56)0.0301.95 (1.07-3.56)0.030
More tumor number than image2.61 (1.08-6.28)0.0273.19 (1.28-7.97)0.0131.62 (-/88-2.97)0.122
Tumor size >5cm4.36 (0.96-19.7)0.0561.57 (0.56-4.42)0.392
R0 resection2.06 (0.66-6.41)0.211
CRS score 3-51.63 (0.68-3.91)0.2761.18 (0.65-2.15)0.580

HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval; T stage = tumor stage; N stage = node stage; TNM stage = tumor node metastasis stage; CRLM = colorectal liver metastases; CEA = carcinoembryonic antigen; CA19-9 = carbohydrate antigen 19-9; R0 resection = hepatectomy on patients with clear histological margins; CRS = clinical risk score; .