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. 2023 Dec 1;23:1175. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11563-1

Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of overall survival for 498 CUP patients

Characteristics Patients N (%) Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Median Survival (Month) p value Hazard Ratio (95% CI) p value
Age
 ≤ 57 228 21 < 0.001 0.646 (0.509─0.819) < 0.001
 > 57 270 10 Reference
Gender
 Female 222 18 0.061
 Male 276 12
Number of metastatic sites
 < 3 151 < 0.001 0.777 (0.661─0.914) 0.002
 ≥ 3 347 Reference
Histology
 Squamous cell carcinoma 96 22 0.015 1.017 (0.736─1.405) 0.918
 Other 402 12 Reference
Disease subgroup
 Favorable 95 / < 0.001 0.744 (0.511─1.083) 0.122
 Unfavorable 403 12 Reference
Bone metastasis
 Present 132 6 < 0.001 1.605 (1.241─2.075) < 0.001
 Absent 366 20 Reference
Liver metastasis
 Present 75 8 < 0.001 1.456 (1.082─1.960) 0.013
 Absent 423 17 Reference
Lung metastasis
 Present 109 11 < 0.001 1.323 (1.018─1.720) 0.037
 Absent 389 16 Reference
CK7 expression (N = 359)
 Positive 264 14 0.896
 Negative 95 11
CK20 expression (N = 290)
 Positive 57 10 0.249
 Negative 233 12
Result of Canhelp-Origin molecular testing (N = 300)
 Predictable 213 30 < 0.001
 Unpredictable 87 7
Predicted site of Canhelp-Origin molecular testing (N = 213)
 Breast 48 / 0.009
 Other 165 22
Treatment (N = 394)
 Site-specific treatment 229 19 < 0.001
 Empiric chemotherapy 137 15
 Palliative care 28 3