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. 2020 Jul 10;70(1):101–106. doi: 10.1007/s00262-020-02662-0

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of the factors associated with PFS following ICI treatment

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p
Sex female vs. male (n = 27 vs. 31) 1.55 (0.89–2.67) 0.12 0.67 (0.25–1.75) 0.41
Age > 70 vs. ≤ 70 (n = 25 vs. 33) 0.84 (0.49–1.45) 0.53 0.68 (0.37–1.23) 0.20
PS 2–4 vs. 0–1 (n = 8 vs. 50) 1.29 (0.60–2.76) 0.51 0.97 (0.43–2.23) 0.95
Smoking history yes vs. no (n = 29 vs 29) 0.61 (0.36–1.06) 0.078 0.53 (0.21–1.32) 0.18
Histology sq vs. ad (n = 4 vs 54) 0.67 (0.27–1.70) 0.40 1.32 (0.46–3.83) 0.60
EGFR mutation uncommon vs. common (n = 7 vs 51) 0.57 (0.23–1.45) 0.24 0.75 (0.27–2.08) 0.58
PFS to prior EGFR TKIs > 10 vs. ≤ 10 months (n = 27 vs. 30) 2.36 (1.30–4.29) 0.005 2.87 (1.39–6.00) 0.005

PFS progression-free survival, ICI immune checkpoint inhibitor, HR hazard ratio, EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor, TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor, PS performance status, advanced incurable stage III/IV, rec postoperative recurrence, sq squamous carcinoma, common EGFR exon 19 deletion and exon 21 L858R, uncommon EGFR mutations other than common ones