| Eribulin (n = 91) | Capecitabine (n = 79) | ||
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Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p | |
When the NLR was a definitive prognostic factor | ||||
 Age (≥60 years vs. <60 years) | 0.74 (0.44–1.21) | 0.24 | 0.92 (0.53–1.56) | 0.76 |
 HR (positive vs. negative) | 0.57 (0.32–1.06) | 0.08 | 1.05 (0.52–2.42) | 0.89 |
 HER2 (negative vs. positive) | 0.87 (0.25–5.44) | 0.85 | 1.08 (0.23–19.3) | 0.94 |
 NLR (<3 vs. ≥3) | 0.53 (0.30–0.95) | 0.03 | 0.56 (0.32–1.01) | 0.05 |
When inflammatory markers that predicted PFS were also included | ||||
 Age (≥60 years vs. <60 years) | 0.60 (0.35–1.01) | 0.06 | 0.74 (0.41–1.30) | 0.3 |
 HR (positive vs. negative) | 0.54 (0.30–1.01) | 0.06 | 1.60 (0.73–3.91) | 0.25 |
 HER2 (negative vs. positive) | 1.05 (0.30–6.69) | 0.94 | 2.34 (0.45–43.1) | 0.36 |
 ALC (≥1,500/μL vs. <1,500/μL) | 0.72 (0.37–1.40) | 0.33 | 0.57 (0.28–1.18) | 0.13 |
 NLR (<3 vs. ≥3) | 0.80 (0.42–1.56) | 0.51 | 1.65 (0.61–4.63) | 0.32 |
 LMR (≥5 vs. <5) | 0.64 (0.35–1.18) | 0.15 | 0.50 (0.27–0.94) | 0.03 |
 PLR (<250 vs. ≥250) | 0.63 (0.33–1.30) | 0.2 | 0.50 (0.18–1.35) | 0.17 |