Factors | Disease-free survival | ||
---|---|---|---|
Univariate | Multivariate | ||
P | P | HR (95% CI) | |
Age | |||
  < 40 vs. 40–60 vs. ≥ 60 | 0.062 | – | – |
Menopausal status | |||
 Pre vs. Post | 0.150 | – | – |
Initial tumor status | |||
 T2 vs. T3 vs. T4 | 0.104 | – | – |
Residual tumor size | |||
  ≤ 2 cm vs. 2-5 cm vs. > 5 cm | < 0.001 | NS | – |
Residual involved nodes | |||
 0 vs. 1–3 vs. ≥4 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 1.000 |
 |  | 1.409 (0.604–3.289) | |
 |  | 4.124 (1.948–8.732) | |
Vascular invasion | |||
 Negative vs. Positive | 0.035 | NS | – |
Grade | |||
 I - II vs. III | 0.322 | – | – |
Ki-67 | |||
  < 20% vs. ≥ 20% | 0.001 | 0.018 | 1.909 (1.117–3.262) |
sMMP-9 at baseline | |||
 Linear | 0.226 | – |  |
sMMP-9 at surgery | |||
 Linear | 0.008 | NS | – |
sMMP-9 change | |||
 Linear | 0.019 | NS | – |
hMMP-9 in residual tumor | |||
 - vs. + vs. ++ | < 0.001 | 0.004 | 1.000 |
 |  | 2.637 (1.341–5.183) | |
 |  | 2.832 (1.348–5.950) |