Long-term survivors were more likely to be younger and not have hypertension or diabetes mellitus as comorbidities; they also tended to not show specific symptoms of pain and weight loss and had lower levels of liver function tests (TBil, IBil, ALP, and γ-GT) and of tumor markers (CEA, CA19-9, and CA242). The gene discussed is CEACAM5; the disease is neoplasm.