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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients with (OS)

From: Prognostic and predictive factors for Taiwanese patients with advanced biliary tract cancer undergoing frontline chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin: a real-world experience

Parameters

Median (months)

95% CI

P

value

Hazard ratio

95% CI

P

value

Age

  

.285

  

65 (n = 74)

10.0

8.0–12.0

    

  > 65 (n = 44)

6.9

5.4–8.3

    

Gender

  

.028

   

 Male (n = 58)

6.1

3.6–8.6

 

1.782

1.151–2.759

.010

 Female (n = 60)

11.0

9.1–12.9

 

1

  

ICD-10 cancer site

  

.143

  

 C22.1 – ICCA (n = 86)

8.7

6.6–10.9

    

 C23/C24.9 –GB/others (n = 18)

6.1

4.5–7.8

    

 C24.0 – ECCA (n = 9)

10.0

3.3–16.7

    

 C24.1 – Ampullary (n = 5)

12.5

8.5–16.6

    

Performance status

  

.006

   

 0/1 (n = 102)

9.0

7.2–10.8

 

1

  

 2/3 (n = 16)

3.2

0.0–7.6

 

1.089

0.568–2.084

.798

NLR

  

.032

   

7.45 (n = 100)

8.9

6.8–11.1

 

1

  

  > 7.45 (n = 18)

2.7

0.0–7.6

 

1.922

1.009–3.663

.047

MLR

  

.005

   

0.28 (n = 40)

12.5

11.1–13.9

 

1

  

  > 0.28 (n = 78)

5.9

3.6–8.3

 

1.359

0.793–2.328

.264

PLR

  

.839

  

136.4 (n = 47)

9.8

7.4–12.1

    

  > 136.4 (n = 71)

7.7

6.1–9.3

    

Albumin (g/dL)

  

.244

  

3.5 (n = 33)

5.9

2.0–9.8

    

  > 3.5 (n = 72)

9.7

6.8–12.6

    

ALT (U/L)

  

.819

  

36 (n = 68)

8.1

6.7–9.8

    

  > 36 (n = 49)

9.0

5.7–12.3

    

Bilirubin (mg/dL)

  

.696

  

1.3 (n = 89)

9.7

7.7–11.7

    

  > 1.3 (n = 28)

7.5

5.6–9.3

    

ALP (U/L)

  

.007

   

94 (n = 30)

13.1

10.2–16.1

 

1

  

  > 94 (n = 82)

6.3

4.2–8.3

 

2.523

1.470–4.331

.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

  

.244

  

1.27 (n = 115)

8.7

6.9–10.5

    

  > 1.27 (n = 3)

3.2

0.0–8.0

    

CA19–9 (U/mL)

  

.206

  

37 (n = 35)

6.3

4.5–8.0

    

  > 37 (n = 82)

9.7

7.3–12.1

    

CEA (ng/mL)

  

.358

  

5 (n = 64)

9.0

6.4–11.6

    

  > 5 (n = 54)

7.7

5.9–9.5

    

Biliary drainage

  

.045

   

 None (n = 88)

8.4

6.2–10.5

 

2.041

0.708–5.883

.187

 Internal drainage (n = 8)

22.7

2.1–43.3

 

1

  

 PTCD (n = 19)

7.5

5.2–9.7

 

1.559

0.500–4.861

.444

 Both (n = 3)

4.5

0.0–10.5

 

6.024

1.253–28.969

.025

Tumor involvement

 Primary

  

.612

  

  No (n = 8)

10.1

7.5–12.6

    

  Yes (n = 100)

8.1

6.2–10.0

    

 Regional LAP

  

.265

  

  No (n = 42)

11.7

6.2–17.3

    

  Yes (n = 76)

7.7

6.3–9.1

    

 Lung

  

.009

   

  No (n = 95)

10.0

8.1–11.9

 

1

  

  Yes (n = 23)

6.3

3.3–9.2

 

0.681

0.367–1.263

.223

 Bone

  

.330

  

  No (n = 105)

8.9

6.8–11.1

    

  Yes (n = 13)

5.1

3.7–6.5

    

 Liver

  

.246

  

  No (n = 69)

9.0

7.2–10.8

    

  Yes (n = 49)

7.7

4.6–10.7

    

 Peritoneum

  

.032

   

  No (n = 96)

8.9

6.2–11.7

 

1

  

  Yes (n = 22)

5.9

0.3–11.5

 

1.712

0.996–2.944

.052

 Distant LAP

  

.408

  

  No (n = 102)

8.9

6.7–11.2

    

  Yes (n = 16)

6.3

3.0–9.6

    

Tumor Response

  

<.0001

   

  CR/RR (n = 15)

21.9

11.6–32.2

 

1

  

  SD (n = 41)

12.2

10.7–13.7

 

2.430

1.012–5.838

.047

  PD (n = 48)

6.1

4.3–8.0

 

10.994

4.397–27.489

<.0001

  N/A (n = 14)

1.3

0.8–1.9

 

109.903

33.541–360.113

<.0001

  1. CI Confidence interval, CR Complete response, PR Partial response, SD Stable disease, PD Progressive disease, N/A Not assessed, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, NLR Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, MLR Monocyte to lymphocyte ratio, PLR Platelet to lymphocyte ratio, LAP Lymphadenopathy, PTCD Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography drainage, ICCA Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, ECCA Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, GB Gallbladder