Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2024; 16(6): 2404-2418
Published online Jun 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i6.2404
Table 1 Data filtering condition
Option in SEER
Value
DatabaseSEER Research Plus Data, 18 registries. Nov 2020 Sub (2000-2018)
ICD-O-3 Hist/behav8480/3: Mucinous adenocarcinoma
Primary site-labeledC16.0-Cardia, NOS
C16.1-Fundus of stomach
C16.2-Body of stomach
C16.3-Gastric antrum
C16.4-Pylorus
C16.5-Lesser curvature of stomach NOS
C16.6-Greater curvature of stomach NOS
C16.8-Overlapping lesion of stomach
C16.9-Stomach, NOS
C17.0-Duodenum
C17.1-Jejunum
C17.2-Ileum
C17.8-Overlapping lesion of small intestine
C17.9-Small intestine, NOS
C18.0-Cecum
C18.1-Appendix
C18.2-Ascending colon
C18.3-Hepatic flexure of colon
C18.4-Transverse colon
C18.5-Splenic flexure of colon
C18.6-Descending colon
C18.7-Sigmoid colon
C18.8-Overlapping lesion of colon
C18.9-Colon, NOS
C19.9-Rectosigmoid junction
C20.9-Rectum, NOS
OtherReceive surgery and records without missing value
Table 2 Clinical features of patients, n (%)

Discovery cohort (n = 7972)
Validation cohort (n = 2392)
Test cohort (n = 1026)
Statistical test method
P value
AgeKruskal-Wallis0.5211
Median (IQR)69 (58, 79)70 (59, 79)69 (58, 80)
SexChi-square0.4781
Female4029 (50.54)1219 (50.96)539 (52.53)
Male3943 (49.46)1173 (49.04)487 (47.47)
Malignant tumor historyChi-square0.2368
No6217 (77.99)1830 (76.51)807 (78.65)
Yes1755 (22.01)562 (23.49)219 (21.35)
SiteChi-square0.6989
Stomach180 (2.26)46 (1.92)18 (1.75)
Small intestine105 (1.32)37 (1.55)11 (1.07)
Cecum and appendix2312 (29.00)729 (30.48)293 (28.56)
Rectum and rectosigmoid junction1003 (12.58)295 (12.33)129 (12.57)
Other colon4372 (54.84)1285 (53.72)575 (56.04)
TChi-square0.3557
T1265 (3.32)75 (3.14)27 (2.63)
T1a2 (0.03)2 (0.08)0 (0.00)
T1b16 (0.20)4 (0.17)1 (0.10)
T2883 (11.08)301 (12.58)107 (10.43)
T34505 (56.51)1331 (55.64)591 (57.60)
T454 (0.68)20 (0.84)8 (0.78)
T4a1323 (16.60)356 (14.88)173 (16.86)
T4b924 (11.59)303 (12.67)119 (11.60)
NChi-square0.6443
N04123 (51.72)1284 (53.68)543 (52.92)
N1260 (3.26)74 (3.09)22 (2.14)
N1a832 (10.44)235 (9.82)96 (9.36)
N1b920 (11.54)267 (11.16)126 (12.28)
N1c137 (1.72)29 (1.21)16 (1.56)
N2104 (1.30)31 (1.30)13 (1.27)
N2a654 (8.20)208 (8.70)99 (9.65)
N2b898 (11.26)255 (10.66)107 (10.43)
N311 (0.14)4 (0.17)2 (0.19)
N3a20 (0.25)3 (0.13)1 (0.10)
N3b13 (0.16)2 (0.08)1 (0.10)
MChi-square0.4620
M06689 (83.91)2022 (84.53)873 (85.09)
M196 (1.20)22 (0.92)10 (0.97)
M1a563 (7.06)162 (6.77)79 (7.70)
M1b624 (7.83)186 (7.78)64 (6.24)
StageChi-square0.8700
I883 (11.08)292 (12.21)102 (9.94)
IA10 (0.13)3 (0.13)0 (0.00)
IB21 (0.26)3 (0.13)2 (0.19)
II3 (0.04)1 (0.04)0 (0.00)
IIA2236 (28.05)675 (28.22)305 (29.73)
IIB405 (5.08)112 (4.68)52 (5.07)
IIC303 (3.80)111 (4.64)46 (4.48)
III2 (0.03)1 (0.04)0 (0.00)
IIIA222 (2.78)67 (2.80)28 (2.73)
IIIB1742 (21.85)506 (21.15)227 (22.12)
IIIC862 (10.81)251 (10.49)111 (10.82)
IV96 (1.20)22 (0.92)10 (0.97)
IVA523 (6.56)145 (6.06)73 (7.12)
IVB603 (7.56)188 (7.86)63 (6.14)
IVC61 (0.77)15 (0.63)7 (0.68)
Tumor size (mm)Kruskal-Wallis0.4812
Median (IQR)53.5 (38.0, 72.0)53.0 (38.0, 75.0)51.0 (40.0, 70.0)Median (IQR)
Regional nodes positiveKruskal-Wallis0.4721
Median (IQR)0 (0, 3)0 (0, 3)0 (0, 3)
Regional nodes examinedKruskal-Wallis0.4691
Median (IQR)18 (13, 24)18 (13, 24)17 (13, 23)
RadiotherapyChi-square0.4074
No7231 (90.70)2180 (91.14)943 (91.91)
Yes741 (9.30)212 (8.86)83 (8.09)
ChemotherapyChi-square0.6545
No4615 (57.89)1378 (57.61)608 (59.26)
Yes3357 (42.11)1014 (42.39)418 (40.74)
Survival timeKruskal-Wallis0.2472
Median (IQR)45 (20.00, 69.00)45 (20.75, 69.00)48 (21.00, 71.75)
StatusChi-square0.8302
Alive4034 (50.60)1195 (49.96)522 (50.88)
Dead3938 (49.40)1197 (50.04)504 (49.12)
Table 3 Overall performance of the model
AUC
AUC, 95%CI
Mean
Low
High
Discovery cohort0.74330.74240.7442
Validation cohort0.72440.72340.7254
Test cohort0.73880.73780.7398
Table 4 Model’s performance at 1-, 3- and 5-years’ overall survival prediction
Discovery cohort
Validation cohort
Test cohort
1 yr
3 yr
5 yr
1 yr
3 yr
5 yr
1 yr
3 yr
5 yr
AUC0.79530.80340.79710.77570.78430.77720.79380.78880.7871
AUC, 95%CI0.7817-0.80900.7933-0.81360.7873-0.80690.7501-0.80120.7650-0.80360.7587-0.79580.7566-0.83100.7603-0.81730.7597-0.8146
Specificity0.76880.76750.79850.64930.72600.75860.71820.68690.7296
Sensitivity0.67420.69630.65950.77750.72420.67460.73860.75070.7127
Accuracy0.75360.74210.73650.66970.72530.72030.72120.70860.7222
NPV0.92500.82000.74410.93880.82340.73550.94000.84240.7655
PPV0.35810.62430.72530.29640.59870.70100.31480.55270.6723