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. 2023 Aug 1;19(2):2241310. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2241310

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of bPFS in all patients.

Characteristic n (%) Univariable
Multivariable
HR(95%CI) p HR(95%CI) p
Sex(Female VS. Male) 24 (25.3) 1.31 (0.71–2.43) .392    
Age (>65 VS. ≤65) 31 (32.6) 1.02 (0.57–1.84) .947    
Smoking, Yes, n (%) 45 (47.4) 1.24 (0.72–2.14) .444    
ECOG PS (≥2 VS.0–1) 11 (11.6) 2.70 (1.16–6.30) .021 2.07 (0.86–4.96) .103
Clinical stage (IVb VS. IVa) 83 (87.4) 1.20 (0.51–2.81) .679    
Pathology          
 Adenocarcinoma 73 (76.8) -      
 Squamous 15 (15.8) 1.89 (0.98–3.64) .059 1.59 (0.81–3.15) .179
 Other 7 (7.4) 0.89 (0.27–2.90) .847 1.91 (0.54–6.74) .311
EGFR, Yes, n (%) 16 (16.8) 1.64 (0.79–3.41) .185    
KRAS, Yes, n (%) 11 (11.6) 0.42 (0.15–1.17) .098    
PD-L1 expression          
 <1% 18 (18.9) -      
 1–49% 13 (13.7) 1.14 (0.44–2.98) .783    
 ≥50% 17 (17.9) 0.60 (0.22–1.63) .316    
 NA 47 (49.5) 1.10 (0.55–2.21) .795    
anti-angiogenic agents, Yes, n (%) 42 (44.2) 0.49 (0.28–0.86) .013 0.55 (0.30–0.99) .047
Line (≥2 VS.1) 41 (43.2) 1.11 (0.63–1.94) .719    
Bone targeting agents, Yes, n (%) 55 (57.9) 0.86 (0.49–1.49) .583 0.64 (0.34–1.20) .165
Number (≥2 VS.1) 70 (73.7) 0.99 (0.54–1.84) .984    
SRE, Yes, n (%) 31 (32.6) 2.93 (1.67–5.17) <.001 2.93 (1.50–5.70) .002
Other metastases, Yes, n (%) 71 (74.7) 1.22 (0.65–2.28) .544    
Brain, Yes, n (%) 24 (25.3) 1.45 (0.80–2.65) .223    
Liver, Yes, n (%) 21 (22.1) 1.41 (0.75–2.66) .286    
Adrenal glands, Yes, n (%) 10 (10.5) 0.60 (0.22–1.68) .331    
Pleura, Yes, n (%) 52 (54.7) 2.05 (1.16–3.63) .014 1.54 (0.83–2.86) .174

bPFS, progression-free survival of bone metastases lesions; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperation Oncology Group performance status; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; KRAS, Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog; PD-L1, programmed cell death-ligand 1; SRE, skeletal-related event.