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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of clinical factors associated with OS

From: Analysis of the efficacy of upfront brain radiotherapy versus deferred radiotherapy for EGFR/ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases: a retrospective study

Variables

Univariable Analysis

 

Multivariable Analysis

HR (95% CI)

Waldχ2

P

HR (95% CI)

Waldχ2

P

Sex

       

Female vs. female

0.674(0.459 ~ 0.991)

4.031

0.045

 

0.691(0.463 ~ 1.030)

3.294

0.070

Age

       

≥ 60 vs. <60

1.147(0.781 ~ 1.683)

0.487

0.485

 

-

-

-

KPS

       

≥ 80 vs. <80

0.852(0.579 ~ 1.256)

0.652

0.419

 

-

-

-

Symptomatic BM

       

YES vs. NO

0.837(0.55 ~ 1.275)

0.687

0.407

 

-

-

-

Initial BM

       

YES vs. NO

1.023(0.687 ~ 1.523)

0.013

0.911

 

-

-

-

RT pattern

 

5.083

0.079

  

3.508

0.173

WBRT

1.000

   

1.000

-

-

LCRT

0.672(0.424 ~ 1.064)

2.875

0.090

 

1.020(0.569 ~ 1.827)

0.004

0.947

WBRT + LCRT

0.616(0.384 ~ 0.988)

4.047

0.044

 

0.655(0.399 ~ 1.074)

2.818

0.093

Lung-molGPA

       

3–4 vs. 1-2.5

0.847(0.579 ~ 1.240)

0.726

0.394

 

-

-

-

Gene-mutation type

       

ALK vs. EGFR

0.646(0.283 ~ 1.475)

1.076

0.300

 

-

-

-

Generation of TKI

       

Second and third vs. First

0.547(0.363 ~ 0.825)

8.296

0.004

 

0.423(0.268 ~ 0.666)

13.796

< 0.001

Metastases

       

Poly vs. oligometastases

2.247(1.500 ~ 3.365)

15.427

< 0.001

 

2.052(1.115 ~ 3.777)

5.335

0.021

Extracranial disease

       

YES vs. NO

1.632(1.115 ~ 2.388)

6.360

0.012

 

1.135(0.701 ~ 1.836)

0.265

0.607

BM diameter

       

≥ 2 cm vs. <2 cm

0.805(0.548 ~ 1.183)

1.222

0.269

 

-

-

-

BM number

       

> 3 vs. ≤3

1.621(1.100 ~ 2.389)

5.952

0.015

 

0.974(0.545 ~ 1.741)

0.008

0.928

Treatment regimen

       

deferred RT vs. upfront RT

1.518(1.036 ~ 2.224)

4.591

0.032

 

1.531(1.011 ~ 2.318)

4.055

0.044