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. 2024 Feb 7;167(1):133–144. doi: 10.1007/s11060-024-04585-7

Table 2.

Association of patient- and tumor characteristics with progression-free and overall survival (univariate analysis)

PFS OS
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Age, years*(for every additional year) 1.02 (1.004–1.04), P = 0.014 1.04 (1.02–1.06), P < 0.001
Sex (male vs. female) 1.24 (0.80–1.91), P = 0.345 1.40 (0.82–2.40), P = 0.213
ECOG at admission* (for 1-point increase in grade) 1.55 (1.20–1.99), P = 0.001 1.55 (1.23–1.95), P < 0.001
Extent of resection
  GTR vs. biopsy* 0.28 (0.16–0.47), P < 0.001 0.15 (0.08–0.30), P < 0.001
  STR vs. biopsy* 0.44 (0.25–0.74), P = 0.002 0.29 (0.16–0.54), P < 0.001
  GTR vs. STR 0.64 (0.38–1.07), P = 0.088 0.53 (0.26–1.07), P = 0.077
Radiology
  Ring-enhancement vs. no 2.34 (0.98–5.57), P = 0.056 2.01 (0.59–6.84), P = 0.266
Midline shift 1.02 (0.66–1.57), P = 0.933 0.81 (0.48–1.37), P = 0.432
Multifocal tumor* 0.83 (0.51–1.36), P = 0.454 2.32 (1.40–3.90), P = 0.001
WHO Grade
  WHO grade II vs. III 0.82 (0.49–1.38), P = 0.459 0.59 (0.31–1.11), P = 0.103
Molecular markers
  MGMT methylated vs. unmethylated 0.78 (0.49–1.24), P = 0.293 0.93 (0.55–1.58), P = 0.784
  ATRX lost vs. retained 0.43 (0.17–1.07), P = 0.070 0.48 (0.15–1.56), P = 0.224
  EGFR expression
    No vs. strong 0.44 (0.15–1.24), P = 0.120 0.22 (0.07–0.70), P = 0.011
    No-moderate vs. strong* 0.30 (0.11–0.81), P = 0.017 0.16 (0.05–0.47), P = 0.001
    TERT mutation vs. wild-type* 1.65 (0.59–4.63), P = 0.34 7.85 (1.03–59.7), P = 0.047
Treatment
  Radiochemotherapy, according to Stupp vs. other treatment 0.98 (0.51–1.91), P = 0.960 0.79 (0.39–1.58), P = 0.498
Perioperative complication* 1.42 (0.75–2.69), P = 0.281 2.49 (1.39–4.47), P = 0.002

Cox regression, asterisk marks statistically significant variables.