Table 3. Univariate analysis- EFS of whole, localised and metastatic cohorts.
| Variable | HR | 95% CI | p value | HR | 95% CI | p value | HR | 95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For whole cohort (n = 52) | For localised cohort (n = 43) | For metastatic cohort (n = 9) | |||||||
| Gender (Male versus Female) | 1.2 | 0.4–3.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.69–6.6 | 0.18 | 3.35 | 0.40–27.9 | 0.3 |
| Age (>10 years versus £10 years) | 1.85 | 0.76–4.5 | 0.17 | 1.25 | 0.39–4.4 | 0.7 | 1.58 | 0.35–7.1 | 0.55 |
| Site of primary (BP versus others) | 1.46 | 0.63–3.38 | 0.37 | 1.9 | 0.66–5.5 | 0.22 | 1.17 | 0.26–5.3 | 0.83 |
| Histology (ARMS versus ERMS) | 1.53 | 0.36–6.59 | 0.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lymph node involvement | 2.08 | 0.9–4.7 | 0.08 | 1.69 | 0.63–4.5 | 0.29 | 5.4 | 0.95–30.8 | 0.057 |
| Group (IV versus localised) | 3.2 | 1.3–7.8 | 0.019 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Radiotherapy > 20.5 weeks from start of chemotherapy | 2.26 | 0.8–6.4 | 0.123 | 3.34 | 0.89–12.4 | 0.07 | 0.71 | 0.06–8 | 0.78 |
| tsize > 5 cm | 2.22 | 0.86–5.74 | 0.09 | 2.5 | 0.8–8.1 | 0.11 | 0.88 | 0.17–4.5 | 0.87 |
| tsize > 6.45 cm | 3.6 | 1.45–8.98 | 0.006 | 4.1 | 1.38–12.1 | 0.01 | 0.87 | 0.17–4.5 | 0.87 |
| Post definitive radiotherapy PET FDG-avid residual | - | - | 0.2 | 9.35 | 0.84– 103.9 | 0.06 | - | - | 0.4 |
| Local therapy (RT versus Surgery) | 0.88 | 0.25–3.14 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.33–8.79 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 0.00–0.78 | 0.034 |