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. 2017 Jul 18;12(7):e0181211. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181211

Table 4. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis.

Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
PFS* OS** PFS* OS**
Hazard Ratio (95,0%CI) p-value Hazard Ratio (95,0%CI) p-value Hazard Ratio (95,0%CI) p-value Hazard Ratio (95,0%CI) p-value
CellSearch at baseline (≥5 vs <5 CTCs) 2,4 (1,4–4,1) 0,001 3,4 (1,8–6,3) <0,001 1,9 (0,7–3,6) 0,032 - -
CellSearch post 1st cycle (≥5 vs <5 CTCs) 1,9 (1–3,5) 0,05 - - - - - -
CellSearch on disease progression (≥5 vs <5 CTCs) - - 2,1 (1,1–4,0) 0,033 - - 2,1 (1,0–4,5) 0,043
CK+/Ki67+ vs CK+/Ki67- at baseline 2,2 (1,4–3,4) 0,001 2,2 (1,4–3,7) 0,002 - - - -
CK+/Ki67+ vs CK+/Ki67- post 1st cycle 1,7 (1,1–2,8) 0,034 - - - - - -
CK+/M30- vs CK+/M30+ at baseline 2,4 (1,3–3,2) 0,001 2,7 (1,5–4,8) 0,001 - - - -
CK+/M30- vs CK+/M30+ post 1st cycle 1,9 (1,2–3,3) 0,012 4,3 (1,7–10,9) 0,002 - - - -
CK+/M30- vs CK+/ M30+ on disease progression - - 3,0 (1,3–6,9) 0,013 - - 6,4 (1,6–25,8) 0,009
CK+/Vim+ vs CK+/Vim- at baseline 2,1 (1,3–3,2) 0,001 2,1 (1,3–3,5) 0,003 - - 4,6 (1,2–16,8) 0,023
CK+/Vim+ vs CK+/Vim- post 1st cycle 1,7 (1,1–2,9) 0,032 - - - - - -

Univariate and multivariate progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) analysis of small cell lung cancer patients by Cox proportional hazards model.

*PFS: Progression-free survival

**OS: Overall survival