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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of survival for patients with ANPC

From: Leucopenia and treatment efficacy in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

 

All population

Cycles <4 population

Cycles > =4 population

Variable

OS

DMFS

OS

DMFS

OS

DMFS

Leucopenia

     

Mild VS Absent

     

HR(95 %CI)a

0.69(0.56-0.85)

0.77(0.61-0.96)

0.70(0.55-0.89)

0.88(0.63-1.23)

0.73(0.46-1.15)

0.61(0.40-0.94)

P

<0.001

0.023

0.003

0.452

0.174

0.025

Severe VS Absent

     

HR(95 %CI)a

0.75(0.59-0.95)

0.99(0.77-1.29)

0.82(0.60-1.11)

0.79(0.61-1.03)

0.97(0.74-1.27)

0.84(0.53-1.32)

P

0.019

0.995

0.204

0.083

0.828

0.446

Mild VS Severe

     

HR(95 %CI)a

0.93(0.77-1.11)

0.77(0.64-0.93)

0.85(0.66-1.09)

0.90(0.68-1.19

0.71(0.46-1.07

0.73(0.56-0.96)

P

0.416

0.006

0.204

0.469

0.108

0.026

Gender

      

HR(95 %CI)

0.67(0.55-0.81)

0.70(0.58-0.86)

0.66(0.52-0.84)

0.73(0.57-0.93)

0.66(0.48-0.91)

0.68(0.49-0.94)

P

<0.001

<0.001

0.001

0.013

0.010

0.019

Age

      

HR(95 %CI)

1.82(1.57-2.12)

1.05(0.89-1.23)

1.88(1.55-2.28)

1.09(0.89-1.34

1.71(1.34-2.17)

1.03(0.81-1.33)

P

<0.001

0.532

<0.001

0.367

<0.001

0.783

T-classification

      

HR(95 %CI)

1.49(1.35-1.66)

1.33(1.19-1.47)

1.51(1.33-1.72)

1.36(1.19-1.56)

1.49(1.26-1.76)

1.27(1.08-1.51)

P

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.005

N-classification

      

HR(95CI)

1.77(1.62-1.93)

1.78(1.62-1.97)

1.92(1.71-2.16)

1.92(1.68-2.18)

1.56(1.35-1.80)

1.63(1.40-1.90)

P

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: OS: overall survival; DMFS: distant metastasis-free survival; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; ANPC: advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  2. aAdjusted for age (<45 and ≥45 years old), sex, T classification (T1/T2/T3/T4), N classification (N0/N1/N2/N3), pathological type, type of radiotherapy, type of chemotherapy, and paclitaxel use