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Table 4 Comparison of clinicopathologic parameters between ER and LTS groups

From: The lack of selection criteria for surgery in patients with non-colorectal non-neuroendocrine liver metastases

Groups

ER (N = 28)

3-year LTS (N = 28)

p vs ER

5-year LTS (N = 20)

p vs ER

Sex (female)

22

23

1

17

0.716

Age (years)

50.07 [51 (30–72)]

57 [62(26–78)]

0.09

58.7 [63 (28–78)]

0.061

  < 30

0

2

 

1

 

 30–60

24

11

 

7

 

  > 60

4

15

 

12

 

Continuous variables

mean (median [range])

  

mean (Median [range])

 

BMI

24.6 [24.2 (16.8–34.4)]

24.4 [24 (18–37)]

0.72

23.54 [23.98 (18.6–27.5)]

0.403

ASA score

  

0.861

 

0.859

 1

1

1

 

1

 

 2

22

23

 

16

 

 3

4

4

 

3

 

 4

1

0

 

0

 

Type of primary

  

0.226

 

0.396

 Breast

18

17

 

13

 

 Squamous origin

0

2

 

2

 

 Melanoma

2

1

 

1

 

 Genito-urinary

2

5

 

3

 

 Sarcoma

2

3

 

1

 

 Gastro-intestinal

3

0

 

0

 

 Esophagus

1

0

 

0

 

Disease-free interval

  

0.533

 

0.281

 0–12 months

13

10

 

7

 

 12–24 months

2

1

 

0

 

  > 24 months

13

17

 

13

 

AFC score

  

0.64

 

0.727

 1

5

4

 

2

 

 2

2

4

 

4

 

 3

6

9

 

5

 

 4

9

4

 

4

 

 5

5

6

 

4

 

 6

1

1

 

1

 

AFC score cat

  

0.422

 

0.770

Low/intermediate risk

13/15

17/11

 

11/ 9

 

Size of metastasis at diagnosis (mm)

37.8 [35 (12–70)]

33 [24(10–104)]

0.058

30.8 [24 (10–100)]

0.041

Size of metastasis pre-op (mm)

34.18 [34 (8–65)]

29.6 [22(3–100)]

0.166

29.4 [22 (3–100)]

0.143

Diam > 50 mm

9

6

0.547

4

0.512

Number of LM

2.25 [2 (1–5)]

2 [1(1–9)]

0.104

2.25 [1 (1–9)]

1

Number of LM pre-op

2.07 [2 (1–4)]

1.7 [1(1–9)]

0.021

1.95 [1 (1–9)]

0.792

Multinodular metastasis

18

14

0.418

9

0.242

Positive LN status of primary

18

7

0.002

5

0.007

Synchronous (< 12 months)

13

10

0.135

6

0.370

mCRS

  

0.132

 

0.190

 0

3

7

 

6

 

 1

8

10

 

6

 

 2

5

7

 

5

 

 3

9

4

 

3

 

 4

3

0

 

0

 

mCRS cat

  

0.037

 

0.059

Low-/high risk

16 /12

24

 

17/ 3

 

RF

10

5

0.371

3

0.354

Major hepatectomy

7

7

1

5

1

Post-operative complications

5

6

0.6

3

0.683

Clavien-Dindo

  

0.34

 

0.195

 I–II

3

3

 

3

 

 IIIa

2

1

 

0

 

Primary

     

 NACT

15

6

0.026

6

0.144

 ACT

22

18

0.375

13

0.339

Hormonal therapy

13

15

0.79

12

0.394

Radiotherapy

15

14

1

11

1

Immunotherapy

  

0.449

 

0.676

 No

19

18

 

13

 

 Trastuzumab

8

6

 

5

 

 Glivec

1

2

 

1

 

 Other

0

2

 

1

 

Liver metastasis

     

 NACT

24

23

1

17

1

 ACT

21

13

0.09

10

0.208

  1. RFS relapse-free survivors, BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesia, LN lymph node, LM liver metastases, mCRS modified clinical risk score, RF radiofrequency destruction, ACT adjuvant chemotherapy, NACT neoadjuvant chemotherapy, ER early relapse, LTS long-term survivors