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. 2020 Aug 26;70(2):509–518. doi: 10.1007/s00262-020-02705-6

Table 1.

Univariable and multivariable regression analyses of pretreatment factors associated with tumor regression grade 3/4

Tumor regression grade ¾
Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Odds ratio P Odds ratio P
Age (years) 0.934 0.994
  ≤ 60 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
  > 60 1.05 (0.36, 3.03) 1.01 (0.25, 4.17)
Sex 0.685 0.403
 Male 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Female 0.81 (0.30, 2.20) 0.58 (0.15, 2.05)
Pretreatment CEA (ng/mL) 0.883 0.525
  ≤ 5 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
  > 5 0.93 (0.34, 2.50) 0.67 (0.18, 2.30)
Distance of tumor from AV (mm) 0.718 0.936
  ≤ 40 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
  > 40 0.84 (0.31, 2.23) 0.95 (0.26, 3.40)
Clinical T category 0.696 0.947
 2/3 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 4 0.67 (0.08, 4.30) 0.92 (0.07, 9.41)
Clinical N category 0.061 0.119
 0 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 ½ 0.38 (0.13, 1.04) 0.37 (0.10, 1.29)
CD8+ TIL  < 0.001  < 0.001
 Low 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 High 7.14 (2.46, 22.9) 7.67 (2.41, 28.2)
TCR repertoire diversity index 0.009 0.049
 Low 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 High 3.83 (1.40, 11.1) 3.32 (1.00, 11.8)

Values in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals

CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, AV anal verge, TIL tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, TCR T-cell receptor