Research Article

Implication of Microsatellite Instability Pathway in Outcome of Colon Cancer in Moroccan Population

Table 6

The clinical variables associated with overall survivals in the 330 colon cancer patients.

VariablesUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Mean OS months (95% CI) valueHazard ratio (95% CI) value

Age (yr)
 ≥5779.77 (71.86-87.68)0.4
 <5775.08 (66.59-83.56)
Gender
 Female69.09 (60.91-77.28)0.0031.52 (1.03-3.08)0.03
 Male86.19 (78.37-94.01)
Tumor site
 Right side97.07 (85.97-108.17)0.0011.79 (0.98-3.71)0.05
 Left side72.72 (66.27-79.16)
Tumor stage
 I-II89.48 (82.28-96.68)0.0001.49 (1.29-2.82)0.001
 III-IV63.85 (55.48-72.22)
LNR (mean)
 1105.50 (100.36-110.64)0.032.04 (0.80-5.18)0.1
 292.38 (80.66-104.10)
TLN
 ≥12104.77 (96.26-113.27)0.6
 <12101.72 (95.73-107.71)
Perineural invasion
 Yes74.80 (58.63-90.96)0.6
 No82.64 (76.56-88.72)
Vascular invasion
 Yes88.47 (73.13-103.81)0.1
 No75.87 (69.73-82.02)
MSI status
 MSI109.71 (99.85-119.58)0.0010.11 (0.06-1.04)0.05
 MSS74.08 (68.00-80.16)
RAS mutation
 Presence52.52 (40.918-64.133)0.5
 Absence56.75 (42.057-71.452)

CI: confidence interval; OS: overall survival; LNR: lymph node ratio; TLN: total lymph node; MSI: microsatellite instability; MSS: microsatellite stable.