Table 3 Multivariate Cox regression analyses for overall survival and disease-free survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with pathological partial response

Gender (female)

0.156(0.027 ~ 0.904)

0.038

0.184(0.037 ~ 0.921)

0.039

BMI (< 20 kg/m²)

1.001(0.359 ~ 2.793)

0.998

1.136(0.463 ~ 2.788)

0.780

ypTNM stage (advanced)

1.525(0.595 ~ 3.908)

0.380

1.894(0.789 ~ 4.545)

0.153

Pre-nCRT SUVmax (≥ 12)

0.382(0.139 ~ 1.051)

0.062

0.476(0.182 ~ 1.247)

0.131

Post-nCRT SUVmax (≥ 3)

11.416(2.162 ~ 60.284)

0.004

8.500(2.073 ~ 34.853)

0.003

ΔSUV ratio (< 0.8)

0.171(0.010 ~ 2.899)

0.221

0.313(0.021 ~ 4.571)

0.396