Table 7

Univariate analyses for the prognoses of pT1N3 gastric cancer patients

Variables5-year OS rateP
Age (years)0.418
 < 6046.20%
 ≥ 6066.70%
Gender0.603
 Male57.10%
 Female50.00%
Tumor size (cm)0.514
 ≤ 245.50%
 > 262.50%
Tumor location0.404
 Upper100%
 Middle37.50%
 Lower60.00%
Gross type0.578
 Ulcerated44.40%
 Non-ulcerated60.00%
Degree of differentiation0.413
 Differentiated100%
 Undifferentiated50.00%
Histopathology0.412
 Tub100%
 Por53.80%
 Sig40.00%
Examined lymph node0.604
Her-2 status0.669
 Negative52.90%
 Positive50.00%
Depth of tumor invasion0.413
 T1a100%
 T1b50.00%
N stage0.837
 N3a53.30%
 N3b50.00%
Lymphovascular invasion0.287
 Negative66.70%
 Positive40.00%
Perineural invasion0.114
 Negative60.00%
 Positive25.00%
Treatment after surgery0.009*
 S-114.30%
 Xelox75.00%

*P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Tub, tubular adenocarcinoma; Por, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; Sig, signet-ring cell carcinoma; T1a, mucosal invasion; T1b, submucosal invasion; OS, overall survival.