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Table 3 Cox proportional-hazards regression analysis

From: Short-course pembrolizumab and continuous afatinib therapy for recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a real-world data analysis

 

HR (95% CI)

p-value

Time from definitive therapy to recurrence (≤ 180 days vs. > 180 days)

1.42 (0.69, 2.92)

0.348

Cancer type (oral vs. non-oral)

0.46 (0.19, 1.14)

0.095

Alcohol drinking (no vs. yes)

0.88 (0.38, 2.01)

0.753

Betel nut chewing (no vs. yes)

1.89 (0.74, 4.85)

0.186

Cigarette smoking (no vs. yes)

0.44 (0.14, 1.33)

0.145

Cetuximab (experienced vs. naïve)

2.32 (0.82, 6.54)

0.111

Pembrolizumab dose ( 2 mg/kg vs 200 mg fixed dose)

1.71 (0.82, 3.60)

0.154