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. 2014 Dec 22;125(8):1236–1243. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-08-595801

Table 5.

Patient characteristics and OS (univariate analysis)

Characteristics No. of patients (N = 102) Hazard ratio 95% CI P
Age* 1.33 1.07, 1.65 .010
Gender .505
 Female 54
 Male 48 1.20 0.70, 2.05
Total number of prior systemic therapy regimens* 1.12 1.01, 1.24 .026
Best response achieved with most recent regimen .537
 Objective response 47
 Stable disease 23 0.86 0.43, 1.71
 Progressive disease 26 1.34 0.7, 2.58
 Unknown/other 6 0.55 0.13, 2.31
Any prior cancer-related radiotherapy .975
 Yes 67
 No 35 1.01 0.58, 1.76
Time from initial diagnosis to first dose (months)* 1.00 0.99, 1.00 .406
Time since diagnosis (months)/total no. of systemic therapies* 1.02 0.99, 1.06 .233
Time from last auto-SCT to relapse prior to b-v (months)* 1.00 0.98, 1.01 .694
PFS from prior cancer therapy (months)* 0.99 0.97, 1.01 .455
Stage at initial diagnosis,§ n (%) .094
 Stage I/II 51
 Stage III 27 1.64 0.84, 3.19
 Stage IV 20 2.04 1.04, 4.01
Baseline ECOG performance status .004
 Grade 0 42
 Grade 1 60 2.37 1.32, 4.26
Baseline electrocardiogram .423
 Normal 60
 Abnormal 42 1.25 0.73, 2.14
Baseline SPD per investigator (cm2)* 1.04|| 1.00, 1.08 .033
Baseline soluble CD30 (ng/mL)* 1.00 1.00, 1.00 .025
Primary refractory status .931
 No 30
 Yes 72 0.97 0.55, 1.73
Disease status relative to most recent prior therapy .089
 Refractory 43
 Relapse 59 0.63 0.37, 1.07
Baseline B symptoms .662
 No 67
 Yes 35 1.13 0.65, 1.97

Significant factors in the univariate analysis are indicated in italic font.

b-v, brentuximab vedotin.

*

Continuous variable.

Hazard ratio applies to 10-year increments.

Reference level for the hazard ratio.

§

Stage was unknown for 4 patients.

||

Hazard ratio applies to 10-cm2 increments.