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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Diagn Pathol. 2014 Jul 17;18(5):266–270. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2014.07.001

Table 1.

Predictors of Recurrence Free Survival

Recurrence Free Survival
Variable No. of Patients Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI
Age
    <50 years 36
    ≥50 years 12 0.188 1.75 0.76-4.00 NS
Pathologic Response
    Major 19 0.01 0.32 0.133-0.758 NS
    Minor 29
Tumor Thickness at TNI
    ≤3 mm 23
    >3 mm 25 0.004 3.02 1.37-6.65 0.001 4.11 1.76-9.61
# Tumor Nodules
    <2 28 0.467 1.32 0.62-2.79
    ≥2 20
Tumor Size
    ≤5 cm 43
    >5 cm 5 0.006 4.24 1.51-11.94 NS
Liver Resection
    major 30 0.851 1.07 0.51-2.26
    minor 18
Surgical Margin
    positive 4 0.009 5.20 1.50-17.97 0.002 8.3 2.20-31.28
    negative 44
Tumor Type
    ductal type 44 0.920 1.06 0.32-3.57
    lobular type 3
    mixed type 1
Estrogen Receptor Status
    positive 31 0.340 0.66 0.28-1.54
    negative 14
    no data 10
Progesterone Receptor Status
    positive 23 0.882 0.94 0.43-2.06
    negative 21
    no data 4
ER and PR Status
    positive 14 0.340 1.51 0.647-3.53
    negative 31
    no data 3
Her2/neu Status
    positive 20 0.583 0.795 0.35-1.81
    negative 21
    no data 7
Synchronous liver Disease
    yes 16 0.443 0.71 0.30-1.67
    no 32
Primary Neoadjuvant Chemo
    yes 17 0.244 1.63 0.74-3.56
    no 31
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Liver Metastasis>6 cycle
    yes 32 0.349 0.67 0.29-1.55
    no 16

P, p value; HR, Hazard Ratio; NS, not significant; ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; Chemo, chemotherapy.