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. 2017 Apr 5;8(20):33796–33806. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.16840

Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analyses of OS in 57 patients who received a phase I trial therapy.

Potential Risk Factors Patient Number Median OS (months, 95% CI) p value
Univariate Multivariate
Age < 65 years Yes (n=46) 10.1 (5.2-15) 0.121 0.185
No (n=11) 17.9 (6.7-29.1)
Male Yes (n=37) 15.2 (6.3-24.1) 0.334 0.228
No (n=20) 12 (4.1-19.9)
Colorectal cancer Yes (n=39) 12 (6.6-17.4) 0.773 0.582
No (n=18) 7.3 (0-16.5
Presence of a second primary cancer Yes (n=5) 10.1 (0, infinity) 0.086 0.106
No (n=52) 13 (4.6-21.4)
Metastasis at initial diagnosis Yes (n=28) 7.3 (4.2-10.4) 0.176 0.978
No (n=29) 13 (8-18.1)
Number of metastatic sites≤ 2 Yes (n=18) 13 (2.1-23.9) 0.572 0.402
No (n=39) 10.1 (4.2-16)
Lung metastasis Yes (n=43) 15.4 (8.3-22.5) 0.015 0.01
No (n=14) 7.3 (4.5-10.1)
Liver metastasis Yes (n=41) 8.5 (4.6-12.4) 0.571 0.593
No (n=16) 15.2 (7-23.4)
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 Yes (n=8) 16.6 (3.1-30.1) 0.077 0.66
No (n=49) 10.1 (3.1-17.1)
Neutrophilia Yes (n=6) 3.4 (2-4.8) <0.001 <0.001
No (n=51) 13 (6.6-19.4)
Lymphopenia Yes (n=16) 7.3 (1.9-12.7) 0.103 0.386
No (n=41) 13 (7.4-18.6)
Anemia Yes (n=41) 13 (4.8-21.2) 0.778 0.097
No (n=16) 10.1 (3.9-16.3)
Thrombocytosis Yes (n=1) 2.6 (0, infinity) <0.001 0.022
No (n=56) 12 (5.5-18.5)
Normal lactate dehydrogenase Yes (n=33) 15.2 (11.3-19.1) 0.11 0.119
No (n=24) 6.5 (5-8)
Hypoalbuminemia Yes (n=2) 2.5 (0, infinity) 0.016 0.029
No (n=55) 13 (6.2-19.8)
Normal creatinine Yes (n=56) 12 (5.6-18.4) 0.811 0.984
No (n=1) 2.7 (0, infinity)
Hyperbilirubinemia Yes (n=11) 10.1 (4.5-15.7) 0.86 0.039
No (n=46) 12 (4.2-20)
Venous thromboembolism Yes (n=12) 12 (3.6-20.4) 0.593 0.281
No (n=45) 13 (6.8-19.2)
Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 Yes (n=11) 12 (0-26.9) 0.05 0.023
No (n=46) 10.1 (4.2-16)