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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2016 May 31;122(17):2671–2679. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30117

Table 3.

Results of univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis for overall survival

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval), p
Univariate Multivariate
Clinical
Age
    <50 years -
    50-70 years 0.89 (0.59-1.34), 0.59
    >70 years 1.09 (0.70-1.70), 0.70
Male Sex 1.22 (0.97-1.53), 0.09 1.09 (0.82-1.45), 0.54
Radiographic Staging
    Potentially Resectable -
    Borderline Resectable 0.86 (0.63-1.17), 0.34
    Locally Advanced 0.76 (0.48-1.20), 0.23
Year of Surgery
    1999-2004 -
    2005-2009 0.90 (0.70-1.17), 0.45
    2010-2015 0.84 (0.62-1.14), 0.25
Pre-Treatment CA 19-9 1.29 (1.03-1.62), 0.03 1.04 (0.79-1.37), 0.78
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy 1.15 (0.92-1.45), 0.22
Sensitizing Chemotherapy
    Gemcitabine -
    Capecitabine/5-Fluorouracil 1.28 (1.01-1.62), 0.04 1.31 (1.0-1.73), 0.053
XRT
    30Gy -
    50.4Gy 0.91 (0.72-1.15), 0.42 0.93 (0.71-1.22), 0.60
    None 1.21 (0.74-1.97), 0.45 1.24 (0.16-9.50), 0.84
Adjuvant Chemotherapy 0.94 (0.73-1.20), 0.60

Surgical
EBL
    ≤500 mL - -
    >500-1000 mL 1.20 (0.93-1.55), 0.16 1.11 (0.81-1.52), 0.51
    >1000 mL 1.61 (1.19-2.18), 0.002 1.42 (0.98-2.07), 0.07
Vascular Resection 1.55 (1.24-1.95), <0.001 1.46 (1.09-1.94), 0.01
Lymph Nodes Excised
    <15 -
    15-30 1.02 (0.72-1.43), 0.93
    >30 1.00 (0.67-1.49), 1.0

Pathology
Tumor Size 1.15 (1.07-1.25), <0.001 0.95 (0.86-1.07), 0.40
Differentiation
    Well/Moderate - -
    Poor 1.34 (1.05-1.71), 0.02 1.37 (1.02-1.83), 0.03
Margin Status
    R0 - -
    R1 2.07 (1.62-2.65), <0.001 1.37 (1.01-1.86), 0.04
SMA Margin Length
    0 mm -
    >0-1.0 mm 1.08 (0.65-1.80), 0.77
    >1.0-5.0 mm 0.67 (0.41-1.09), 0.11
    >5.0 mm 0.43 (0.26-0.71), 0.001
Positive Lymph Nodes 1.87 (1.48-2.35), <0.001 1.40 (1.04-1.90), 0.03
Percentage of Viable Cells
    0 - -
    >0-5% 1.62 (0.63-4.2), 0.32 1.62 (0.21-12.52), 0.65
    >5-10% 2.38 (0.94-6.04), 0.07 1.89 (0.25-14.45), 0.54
    >10-30% 2.85 (1.16-7.0), 0.02 1.91 (0.25-14.49), 0.53
    >30% 2.73 (1.12-6.66), 0.03 1.69 (0.22-12.99), 0.62
Lymph Node Ratio
    0 -
    0-0.2 1.61 (1.25-2.06), <0.001
    ≥0.2 3.36 (2.42-4.65), <0.001
Lymphovascular Invasion 1.75 (1.38-2.22), <0.001 1.08 (0.79-1.46), 0.63
Perineural Invasion 2.50 (1.80-3.49), <0.001 1.84 (1.21-2.80), 0.004