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. 2016 Feb 4;114(4):463–468. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.11

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with PFS and OS of all patients.

  PFS
OS
  Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Parameters P-value HR (95% CI) P-value P-value HR (95% CI) P-value
Age 65 years 0.710     0.118    
Gender, male 0.211     0.072    
ECOG PS score (>2) 0.029     0.053    
ISS stage 0.025     0.022    
LDH >ULN 0.013     0.002    
FISHa <0.001 2.610 (1.670–4.082) <0.001 <0.001 4.145 (1.836–9.358) 0.001
Treatment regimensb 0.003 1.784 (1.147–2.775) 0.010 0.060    
IL-10 level (>164.50 pg ml−1) <0.001 5.885 (3.552–9.750) <0.001 <0.001 4.708 (2.084–10.637) <0.001

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; ECOG PS=Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; FISH=interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization; HR=hazard ratio; IL-10=interleukin-10; ISS=International Staging System; LDH=lactate dehydrogenase; OS= overall survival; PFS= progression-free survival; ULN=upper limit of normal.

a

Patients with abnormalities of 13q14, 1q21, 14q32, and 17p13 compared with no FISH abnormalities.

b

Doxil, vincristine, and dexamethasone (DVD) regimen compared with bortezomib-based regimen.