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. 2021 Feb 1;147(8):2459–2469. doi: 10.1007/s00432-021-03527-4

Table 4.

Univariable and multivariable analyses of clinicopathologic parameters in association with overall survival (OS) in all patients

OS Total n = 1178
Variable Univariable
Hazard ratio
(95% CI)
P Multivariable
Hazard ratio
(95% CI)
P
Age
 ≥ 65 1.18 (1.01, 1.37) 0.035 1.11 (0.73, 1.69) 0.795
ECOG-PS
 ≥ 2 1.09 (0.66, 1.79) 0.741
Historic subtype
SqCC 1.13 (0.96, 1.32) 0.150
Stage
 IV 1.85 (1.25, 2.74) 0.002 1.23 (0.51, 3.82) 0.675
Smoking history
 Yes 0.94 (0.79, 1.12) 0.487
PD-L1 TPS ≥ 50%
 In both assays 0.69 (0.53, 0.89) 0.004 0.61 (0.40, 0.93) 0.022
 In either assay 0.95 (0.80, 1.13) 0.573
EGFR
 Positive 1.35 (1.07, 1.69) 0.011 1.89 (1.08, 3.31) 0.026
ALK
 Positive 0.70 (0.43, 1.15) 0.160
Underlying autoimmune disease
 Yes 1.19 (0.30, 4.79) 0.804
Co-malignancy
 Yes 0.81 (0.58, 1.13) 0.214
irAE
 Yes 0.55 (0.44, 0.68) < .001 0.53 (0.33, 0.86) 0.001
Type of ICIs
 Nivolumab 0.97 (0.83, 1.13) 0.690
Prior radiotherapy
 Yes 1.24 (1.06, 1.46) 0.008 1.41 (0.83, 2.39) 0.206
RTx site
 Distant metastatic sites 1.37 (1.10, 1.71) 0.005 1.06 (0.62,1.83) 0.824
Metastatic sites
 Liver 1.05 (0.90, 1.23) 0.536
 Lung 1.09 (0.93, 1.27) 0.296
 Pleura 1.13 (0.95, 1.35) 0.166
 Lymph node 1.06 (0.91, 1.23) 0.488
 Adrenal gland 1.11 (0.87, 1.42) 0.405
 Bone 1.45 (1.23, 1.70) < .001 1.22 (0.76, 1.93) 0.412
 Brain or LMS 1.24 (1.04, 1.48) 0.018 0.61 (0.36, 1.04) 0.067
Previous line of chemotherapy
 ≥ 2 1.05 (0.88, 1.26) 0.598

PS performance status, TPS tumor proportion score, irAE immune-related adverse events, ICIs immune-checkpoint inhibitors, RTx radiotherapy, LMS leptomeningeal seeding