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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors for progression-free survival

From: Pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib with or without hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in selected populations of patients with treatment-naive unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma exhibiting PD-L1 staining: a multicenter retrospective study

Variables

Progression-free survival

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

HR

95%CI

p

HR

95%CI

p

Age (years), </≥60

0.606

0.195–1.573

0.336

   

Sex, (male/female)

2.440

0.657–3.235

0.253

   

BMI, (kg/m2), </≥25

1.655

0.878–4.917

0.195

   

ECOG (0/1)

1.638

0.266–2.804

0.416

   

Hepatitis B, (yes/no)

2.434

0.632–4.161

0.685

   

Hepatitis C, (yes/no)

1.841

0.818–3.246

0.287

   

AFP (ng/ml), </≥400

1.565

1.124–3.027

0.011

2.917

1.425–4.760

0.002

Child-Pugh(A/B)

2.511

0.944–6.070

0.665

   

BCLC (yes/no)

2.628

0.606–3.649

0.705

   

Liver cirrhosis (yes/no)

1.298

0.428–2.822

0.691

   

PD-L1 expression

1.136

0.738–2.651

0.173

   

Tumor thrombus

 Absent

 Branch of portal vein

1.721

0.167–2.810

0.554

   

 Main portal vein

2.591

0.182–1.321

0.277

   

 Extrahepatic metastasis (yes/no)

1.782

0.441–3.647

0.287

   

 Number of metastatic sites (< 3/≥3)

2.368

0.375–3.458

0.748

   

 Treatment (PLH/PL)

1.779

1.281–2.680

0.002

2.315

1.211–3.629

0.001

  1. PLH pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib plus hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy; PL pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib; BMI body mass index; ECOG Eastern Collaborative Oncology Group; AFP alpha fetoprotein; BCLC Barcelona clinic liver cancer; PD-L1 programmed cell death ligand-1