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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brachytherapy. 2017 Aug 17;16(6):1159–1168. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2017.07.007

Table 3.

a: Univariate Cox Analysis
Category LC (univariate) DFI (univariate) OS (univariate)
HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Age at diag. (continuous) 1.02 (0.96 – 1.10) 0.49 0.99 (0.95 – 1.03) 0.66 1.05 (1.00 – 1.11) 0.08
Year of Diagnosis
  ≤2010 1.00 (0.25 – 3.77) 1.00 1.16 (0.46 – 2.69) 0.74 1.46 (0.57 – 3.72) 0.43
  >2010 1 1 1
Tumor size (cm)
  Continuous 0.72 (1.15 – 1.39) 0.20 0.89 (0.66 – 1.13) 0.36 0.97 (0.70 – 1.26) 0.85
FIGO stage (primary)
  III – IV 1.75 (0.37 – 6.65) 0.45 1.31 (0.47 – 3.17) 0.58 1.11 (0.38 – 2.87) 0.83
  I – II 1 1 1
Grade
  3 0.36 (0.05 – 1.68) 0.20 1.28 (0.37 – 3.18) 0.89 3.71 (1.19 – 14.33) 0.02
  2 0.37 (0.05 – 1.71) 0.21 1.28 (0.46 – 3.64) 0.64 1.05 (0.28 – 4.28) 0.94
  1 1 1 1
Lymphovascular invasion
  Yes 0.13 (0.01 – 0.74) 0.02 0.38 (0.14 – 0.94) 0.03 2.29 (0.84 – 6.81) 0.10
Lymph node involvement
  Yes 0.35 (0.02 – 1.94) 0.26 1.35 (0.52 – 3.17) 0.51 1.03 (0.36 – 2.62) 0.95
Chemotherapy at initial diagnosis
  Yes 1.21 (0.18 – 5.05) 0.81 2.59 (0.98 – 6.16) 0.06 0.79 (0.19 – 2.39) 0.71
Any chemotherapy at recurrence
  Yes 0.12 (0.01–0.67) 0.01 1.15 (0.51—2.67) 0.72 0.51 (0.18— 1.35) 0.18
Concurrent chemotherapy at recurrence
  Yes 0.16 (0.01—0.87) 0.03 0.93 (0.40—2.13) 0.87 0.28 (0.08—0.82) 0.02
Prior radiation therapy
  Yes 2.51 (0.66 – 10.21) 0.17 1.61 (0.67 – 3.71) 0.28 2.97 (1.16 – 7.91) 0.03
BT imaging status
  MR-guided ISBT -- -- 0.44 (0.13 – 1.18) 0.11 1.13 (0.36 – 3.09) 0.82
  CT-guided ISBT 1 1 1
BT dose (EQD2) (continuous) 0.99 (0.92 – 1.04) 0.61 1.00 (0.97 – 1.03) 0.93 1.01 (0.97 – 1.04) 0.65
Cum. dose (EQD2)
  Continuous 1.02 (0.96 – 1.08) 0.42 1.05 (1.00 – 1.08) 0.03 1.02 (0.98 – 1.06) 0.28
  ≤70.0 Gy 2.25 (0.55 – 8.53) 0.24 0.59 (0.19 – 1.51) 0.29 0.40 (0.09 – 1.21) 0.11
  >70.0 Gy 1 1 1
Cum. D90 (EQD2)
  Continuous 1.02 (0.97 – 1.08) 0.35 1.04 (1.01 – 1.07) 0.01 1.03 (0.99 – 1.06) 0.15
  ≤70.0 Gy 0.56 (0.08 – 2.33) 0.45 0.34 (0.10 – 0.92) 0.03 0.47 (0.14 – 1.30) 0.15
  >70.0 Gy 1 1 1
2-year K-M rate 84% 70% 85%
3-year K-M rate 84% 60% 72%
5-year K-M rate 79% 46% 53%
b: Multivariable Cox Analysis
LC (adjusted)
HR (95% CI) p-value
Lymphovascular invasion 0.08 (0.01 – 0.45) 0.001
Any chemotherapy at recurrence 0.07 (0.003 – 0.40) 0.001
DFI (adjusted)
MR-based ISBT 0.62 (0.16 – 1.92) 0.42
Lymphovascular invasion 0.42 (0.13 – 1.92) 0.09
Cum. D90 (EQD2) 1.05 (1.01 – 1.09) 0.01
OS (adjusted)
HR (95% CI) p-value
MR-based ISBT 0.56 (0.16 – 1.89) 0.36
Tumor grade** 3.57 (1.25 – 11.36) 0.02
Concurrent chemotherapy at recurrence 0.59 (0.15 – 1.88) 0.38

Referent group; Diag, Diagnosis; BT, Brachytherapy; ISBT, Interstitial brachytherapy; Adenoca, Adenocarcinoma; Cum, Cumulative;

Chemotherapy for initial disease

**

compared grade 3 versus grade 1–2 as referent;

≤70 vs >70 Gy