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. 2015 Apr;6(2):134–142. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.109

Table 3. Kaplan-Meier analysis of survival by baseline characteristics.

Characteristic Survival, months
N Median 95% CI P value
All 606 9.6 9.0-11.1 NA
ECOG performance status 0.009i
    0 168 11.2 9.1-13.1
    1 72 8.1 6.4-11.0
    2 14 6 2.3-12.2
    3 3 5 1.3-11.0
Extra-hepatic metastases <0.001
    No 393 12.1 10.8-13.6
    Yes 213 7.4 6.1-8.5
Primary tumor in situ 0.016
    No 522 10 9.1-11.8
    Yes 78 8.1 6.2-10.4
Ascites <0.001ii
    No 563 10 9.2-11.8
    Yes (controlled) 5 2.4 0.7-22.9
    Yes (uncontrolled) 23 5.5 3.6-7.4
Prior lines of chemotherapy <0.001
    RE 2nd-line 206 13 10.5-14.6
    RE 3rd-line 184 9 7.8-11.0
    RE 4th-line + 158 8.1 6.4-9.3
RE 1st-line 0.041
    All 35 13.5 7.2-17.1
    <75 years 17 25.2 9.3-36.5
    ≥75 years 18 11.9 4.0-15.6
Number of 90Y-RE procedures 0.005iii
    1 301 8.9 7.7-10.8
    2 264 9.6 8.6-11.2
    3 29 17.7 11.2-23.7
    4 10 19 9.3-25.4
    5 2 28.1 26.4-29.8
1st to 2nd 90Y-RE procedure >90 days <0.001
    No 58 18.3 15.8-23.1
    Yes 246 9.2 8.1-9.9
Tumor-to-target liver involvement <0.001
    <25% 388 12.8 10.8-13.6
    25-50% 148 6.5 5.7-8.1
    >50% 22 6 3.6-9.1
Carcinoembryonic antigen <0.001
    < median 215 13.6 12.2-16.3
    ≥ median 215 7.4 6.6-8.5
Total bilirubin, CTC grade <0.001
    0 556 10.4 9.3-11.9
    ≥1 37 3.8 2.5-7.4
Albumin, CTC grade <0.001
    0 392 13 11.6-13.9
    ≥1 199 6.3 5.4-7.1
Alkaline phosphatase, CTC grade <0.001
    0 241 15.7 13.9-17.7
    ≥1 351 7.1 6.3-8.1
Aspartate aminotransferase, CTC grade <0.001
    0 296 13.9 12.2-15.6
    ≥1 294 7.2 6.3-8.7
Creatinine, CTC grade 0.041
    0 569 9.6 9.0-11.2
    ≥1 26 7.1 4.7-12.2
Hemoglobin, CTC grade <0.001
    0 356 12.2 10.6-13.6
    ≥1 238 7.6 6.4-9.0

P values for continuous variables by one-way ANOVA; P values for dichotomous variables by Fisher’s exact test, and P values for nominal categorical variables by Chi-Square general association test. , median survival calculated by Kaplan-Meier analysis; i, P value: ECOG ps 0 vs. 1 vs. 2-3; ii, P value: ascites (not controlled) vs. ascites (controlled) or none; iii, P value: RE procedures 1 vs. 2 vs. 3-5. CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable.