From: Baseline circulating stem-like cells predict survival in patients with metastatic breast Cancer
 | PFS | OS | ||||||
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Parameters | Univariate | Multivariate | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
 | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p |
Age > 65 y | 1.007 (0.983–1.032) | 0.584 |  |  | 1.001 (0.960–1.004) | 0.968 |  |  |
ECOG PS > 1 | 4.441 (1.948–10.127) | < 0.001 | 3.544 (1.413–8.889) | 0.005 | 3.390 (1.161–9.898) | 0.026 |  |  |
Visceral metastasis†| 1.410 (0.723–2.752) | 0.314 |  |  | 3.473 (0.785–15.386) | 0.101 |  |  |
Triple-negative (ER/PR/HER2) | 4.463 (1.900–10.483) | 0.001 | 3.329 (1.328–8.342) | 0.010 | 3.995 (1.177–13.296) | 0.026 |  |  |
CTCs > 32/ml | 1.003(1.000–1.006) | 0.089 |  |  | 1.006 (1.003–1.010) | < 0.001 | 7.266 (1.775–29.741) | 0.006 |
cCSC > 15% | 2.903 (1.563–5.392) | 0.001 | 2.867 (1.338–6.140) | < 0.0001 | 8.236 (2.269–29.894) | 0.001 | 16.238 (3.167–83.264) | 0.001 |