Research Article

Impact of the Siewert Classification on the Outcome of Patients Treated by Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for a Nonmetastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Oesophagogastric Junction

Table 4

Uni- and multivariate analysis for overall survival (a) and overall relapse rate (b).
(a)

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Alive (%)HR [CI 95%](2)
NoYes

Total ()42 (62)26 (38)
pT
 ypT0/T1/T222 (55%)18 (45%)0.07310.6
 ypT3/T416 (76%)5 (24%)1.2 [0.5–2.7]
pN
 ypN013 (39%)20 (61%)<0.00011
 ypN0+26 (87%)4 (13%)4.1 [1.83–9.2]0.001
Siewert classification
 Siewert 16 (40%)9 (60%)0.141
 Siewert 2/334 (68%)16 (32%)1.5 [0.6–3.7]0.4
Performance status
 PS 0-120 (38%)33 (62%)0.0510.7
 PS 2-32 (25%)6 (75%)1.2 [0.4–3.9]

(b)

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Relapse (%)HR (CI 95%)(2)
NoYes

Total36 (53)32 (47)
ypT
 ypT0/T1/T224 (60%)16 (40%)0.131
 ypT3/T473 (90%)8 (10%)1.2 [0.5–2.8]0.6
ypN
 ypN023 (70%)10 (30%)0.0031
 ypN0+12 (40%)18 (60%)3.4 [1.4–8.1]0.005
Age (years)
 ≤62 14 (39%)22 (61%)0.0381
 >6222 (69%)10 (31%)0.36 [0.15–0.86]0.02
Siewert classification
 Siewert 112 (80%)3 (20%)0.0471
 Siewert 2/323 (46%)27 (54%)2.8 [0.8–9.5]0.1

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(2)Hazard-Ratio (95% confidence interval).
value” of Cox model.