Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) in relation to Residual Tumor after surgery and MAL mRNA expression. Model adjusted by age on continuous scale

Variables	OS				PFS
	n	HR	95% CI	p value	n	HR	95% CI	p value
Univariate survival analysis
MAL mRNA RQ (medium/high vs low tertile)	74	2.28	1.23–4.23	0.009	74	1.81	1.05–3.12	0.033
Residual Tumor after surgery (RT > 0 cm vs RT = 0 cm)	74	5.11	1.59–16.40	0.006	74	4.25	1.81–9.94	<0.001
Multivariate survival analysis
MAL mRNA RQ (medium/high vs low tertile)	74	2.01	1.07–3.78	0.029	74	1.66	0.95–2.90	0.074
Residual Tumor after surgery (RT > 0 cm vs RT = 0 cm)	74	4.32	1.34–13.96	0.014	74	3.88	1.64–9.15	0.002