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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in 387 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

From: Palliative primary tumor resection provides survival benefits for the patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and low circulating levels of dehydrogenase and carcinoembryonic antigen

Variable

B

P

Exp(B)

95% CI for exp(B)

PPTR

−0.452

0.009

0.636

0.453–0.893

ALP

−0.210

0.295

0.810

0.546–1.201

LDH

−0.453

0.011

0.636

0.450–0.900

CEA

−0.161

0.520

0.851

0.522–1.390

  1. PPTR palliative primary tumor resection, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, ALP alkaline phosphatase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, CI confidence interval