Table 3.
Patient-specific clinical factors associated with progression-free survival in the BRCA1/2 mutation-positive group (N = 42).
| Variable | N | No. of events | (%) | Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude HR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted HR (95% CI) | P-value | ||||
| PFI | |||||||
| ≥ 12 months | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 0.35 (0.11–0.94) | 0.048 | 0.32 (0.10–0.86) | 0.033 |
| < 12 months | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Response to the last platinum dose according to RECIST | |||||||
| Complete | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 2.15 (0.49–6.78) | 0.239 | ||
| Partial | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 1 | |||
| CA-125 level within reference values after the last platinum dose | |||||||
| ≤ 35 U/mL | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 0.51 (0.18–1.82) | 0.243 | ||
| > 35 U/mL | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | |||
| Age | |||||||
| ≥ 60 years | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 1.10 (0.42–2.80) | 0.839 | ||
| < 60 years | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 1 | |||
| NLR | |||||||
| ≥ 3.32 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1.63 (0.37–5.02) | 0.444 | ||
| < 3.32 | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 1 | |||
| PLR | |||||||
| ≥ 210 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 2.52 (0.87–6.53) | 0.066 | 2.35 (0.80–6.27) | 0.096 |
| < 210 | 30 | 10 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | ||
BRCA breast cancer susceptibility gene, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, PFI platinum-free interval, RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, CA-125 cancer antigen 125, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, PLR platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio.