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. 2014 Aug 29;47(2):266–273. doi: 10.4143/crt.2013.158

Table 3.

Hazard ratio of survival by pretreatment characteristics (GEM-X arm vs. GEM-T arm)

Factor No. PFS
OS
HR 95% CI p-value HR 95% CI p-value
GEM-X:GEM-T 80 0.36 0.20-0.64 0.001a) 0.52 0.28-0.96 0.037a)
Age (yr)
 ≤65 46 0.36 0.16-0.81 0.013a) 0.33 0.14-0.76 0.01a)
 >65 34 0.24 0.08-0.68 0.007a) 0.94 0.35-2.48 0.903
ECOG performance status
 0 or 1 75 0.38 0.21-0.70 0.002a) 0.57 0.30-1.10 0.095
 2 5 0.01 0.00-153.5 0.36 0.01 0.00-153.5 0.36
Disease status
 Locally advanced 25 0.25 0.07-0.85 0.027a) 0.43 0.13-1.46 0.179
 Distant metastatic 43 0.36 0.16-0.77 0.009a) 0.45 0.19-1.07 0.074
CA 19-9 (U/mL)
 ≤500 40 0.27 0.11-0.62 0.002a) 0.6 0.24-1.52 0.285
 >500 39 0.58 0.26-1.28 0.182 0.45 0.19-1.05 0.067

GEM-X, gemcitabine plus capecitabine; GEM-T, gemcitabine plus erlotinib; PFS, progression-free survival; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; OS, overall survival; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; CA 19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9.

a)

p<0.05.