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Table 6 Overall survival and progression-free survival from the start of second-line targeted therapy according to progression-free survival on first-line targeted therapy

From: Utilization and efficacy of second-line targeted therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: data from a national registry

Second-line targeted therapy

n

OS

PFS

Median (95% CI)

P

Median (95% CI)

P

Everolimus

 PFS1 < 9 months

230

12.7 months (10.5–14.9)

< 0.001

5.0 months (3.9–6.1)

< 0.001

 PFS1 ≥ 9 months

290

19.7 months (16.4–23.0)

7.3 months (5.9–8.8)

Sorafenib

 PFS1 < 9 months

123

13.8 months (7.9–19.7)

0.083

5.4 months (4.1–6.7)

0.628

 PFS1 ≥ 9 months

117

17.5 months (14.6–20.4)

6.2 months (5.0–7.4)

Sunitinib

 PFS1 < 9 months

136

12.9 months (5.7–20.1)

0.171

5.0 months (4.0–6.0)

0.571

 PFS1 ≥ 9 months

92

15.7 months (9.5–22.0)

6.9 months (4.0–9.7)

  1. 95% CI 95% confidence interval, OS overall survival, PFS progression-free survival, PFS1 progression-free survival on first-line targeted therapy