However, multivariate analysis showed that CEA (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.439, 95% CI: 1.125-1.839, p = 0.004) and NLR (HR: 1.297, 95% CI: 1.007-1.672, p = 0.044, Table 1) were independent prognostic factors for GC. This evidence concerns the gene CEACAM5 and gastric cancer.