Table 5.

Results of the multivariate analysis for relapse-free survival.

	Relapse-free survival (n=395)
	HR	p-value	95% CI
Peritumoral TLS
None	1
Little	0.617	0.110	0.341 - 1.116
Moderate	0.663	0.161	0.373 - 1.178
Abundant	0.310	0.012	0.124 - 0.772
Pathological stage
I	1
II	2.361	0.004	1.312 - 4.251
III	8.776	<0.001	4.824 - 15.966
Adjuvant chemotherapy
No	1
Yes	0.434	<0.001	0.279 - 0.676

HR, hazard ratio; TLS, tertiary lymphoid structures.