Table 2

 Patient survival (mean (SEM)) from colorectal cancer according to Dukes’ stage, acetylator status, and evidence of TP53 and K-ras mutations3-150

Period from diagnosis (y)
012345p Value3-151
All cases (n=100)10087  (3)75  (5)69  (5)65  (6)65  (6)
By stage
 A-B (n=53)10010096 (3)89 (6)89 (6)89 (6)<0.001
 C-D (n=47)10071 (7)52 (8)47 (8)39 (10)39 (10)
Acetylator status
 Slow (n=65)10089 (4)79 (5)70 (7)70 (7)70 (7)0.261
 Fast (n=35)10083 (6)68 (9)68 (9)59 (11)59 (11)
K-rasmutation
 No (n=65)10089 (4)78 (6)70 (7)70 (7)70 (7)0.148
 Yes (n=35)10082 (7)70 (8)66 (8)57 (11)57 (11)
TP53mutation
 No (n=45)10091 (4)88 (5)82 (7)82 (7)82 (7)0.003
 Yes (n=55)10083 (5)65 (7)58 (8)50 (10)50 (10)
TP53 positive cases only
K-rasmutation
 No (n=38)10087 (6)70 (8)64 (10)64 (10)64 (10)0.046
 Yes (n=17)10076 (10)53 (12)46 (12)23 (17)23 (17)
  • Values are given as percentages.

  • 3-150 Kaplan-Meier product limit estimator; date of censoring, 31 December 1995.

  • 3-151 Log rank test.