Research Article

Tumor Size Is a Critical Factor in Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T3-4aN0M0 Gastric Cancer Patients after D2 Gastrectomy

Table 6

Multivariate analyses of overall survival in gastric cancer patients whose tumor size was larger than 5 cm (Cox’s regression model).

VariableHR95% CI value

OS in gastric cancer patients whose tumor size was larger than 5 cm
Borrmann type1.6441.039–2.6000.034
Tumor location1.1160.858–1.4510.414
Pathological T staging4.7612.836–9.487<0.001
Postoperative chemotherapy0.4890.281–0.8510.011

OS, overall survival; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.