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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov 2;104(6):1837–1845. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.07.024

Table 3.

Multivariable Cox Proportional Hazards Models for the Hazard of Death After Repeat Pulmonary Metastasectomy

Variable Cox Hazard Ratio (95% CI) P
Histologic subtype of primary tumor
 PS/MFHa 1.00
 Synovial 0.65 (0.33 to 1.28) 0.2
 Leiomyosarcoma 0.48 (0.25 to 0.92) 0.026
 Liposarcoma 0.42 (0.14 to 1.28) 0.13
 Fibrosarcoma 0.44 (0.17 to 1.10) 0.077
 MPNST 0.70 (0.16 to 3.13) 0.6
 Other 1.04 (0.43 to 2.55) 0.9
High-grade primary tumor 1.89 (0.81 to 4.38) 0.14
Disease-free intervalb 0.98 (0.96 to 1.00) 0.11
Preoperative chemotherapy 1.94 (1.19 to 3.18) 0.008
No. of pulmonary nodules 1.13 (0.99 to 1.28) 0.073
Incomplete (R1/R2) resection 4.15 (2.26 to 7.62) <0.001

PS/MFH, pleomorphic sarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma; MPNST, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.

a

Reference group.

b

From first pulmonary metastasectomy to recurrence at any site per month.