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. 2014 Feb 18;110(7):1793–1800. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.87

Table 2. Cox regression multivariate analysis including LRIG1 staining intensity and known prognostic factors for patients with oropharyngeal cancer.

  Disease-free survival
Overall survival
  HR 95% CI P-value HR 95% CI P-value
LRIG1 intensity
Absent 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
Present
0.24
0.11–0.49
<0.0001
0.49
0.26–0.91
0.024
HPV status
Negative 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
Positive
0.37
0.18–0.75
0.006
0.26
0.15–0.43
<0.0001
CD44 intensity
Absent/weak 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
Medium/strong
2.88
0.99–8.37
0.052
2.91
1.22–6.94
0.016
Age
>67 years 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
60–67 years 0.91 0.41–2.05 0.82 0.64 0.34–1.21 0.17
54–60 years 0.58 0.23–1.45 0.25 0.43 0.21–0.89 0.022
<54 years
0.30
0.085–1.09
0.067
0.50
0.23–1.09
0.080
Stage
I+II 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
III+IV
1.41
0.55–3.63
0.48
2.80
1.09–7.18
0.033
Sex
Female 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
Male
1.08
0.52–2.20
0.84
0.61
0.33–1.11
0.11
Localisation
Tonsillar SCC 1 (ref)   1 (ref)  
Base of tongue SCC 1.06 0.20–2.21 0.89 0.88 0.51–1.52 0.65

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; HPV=human papillomavirus; HR=hazards ratio; LRIG1=leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like domains 1; SCC=squamous cell carcinoma.