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. 2018 Mar 27;18:347. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4242-8

Table 6.

Univariate Cox regression model of clinical parameters on disease specific survival in stratified high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC)

All HGSC Advanced stage HGSC Poor prognosis HGSC Low Stage HGSC
Hazard 95.0% CI Hazard 95.0% CI Hazard 95.0% CI Hazard 95.0% CI
Ratio Lower Upper n p value Ratio Lower Upper n p value Ratio Lower Upper n p value Ratio Lower Upper n p value
BRCA mutation carrier statusa
 Non carrier 351 reference 293 reference 236 reference 61 reference
 BRCA1 carrier 0.62 0.44 0.88 67 0.007 0.65 0.44 0.95 45 0.029 0.79 0.51 1.20 32 0.268 0.92 0.40 2.11 21 0.849
 BRCA2 carrier 0.42 0.24 0.72 34 0.002 0.41 0.22 0.76 26 0.004 0.39 0.20 0.77 21 0.006 0.80 0.19 3.44 7 0.766
 All mutated vs no mutation 0.56 0.42 0.76 472 0.000 0.57 0.41 0.80 375 0.001 0.64 0.44 0.93 294 0.02 0.82 0.37 1.81 85 0.78
Chemotherapy treatment type
 Carboplatinum+taxane 940 reference 727 reference 469 reference 167 reference
 Cisplatinum+taxane 1.14 0.87 1.50 71 0.348 0.63 0.44 0.89 67 0.728 1.11 0.83 1.49 60 0.495 NA NA NA 4 NA
 Platinum 1.86 1.37 2.52 63 0.000 0.42 0.24 0.73 46 0.000 2.65 1.83 3.83 38 0.000 1.65 0.71 3.84 13 0.245
 Platinum+other 1.93 1.35 2.75 38 0.000 0.56 0.42 0.76 33 0.005 1.44 0.94 2.19 28 0.093 NA NA NA 3 NA
Provinces
 Quebec 584 reference 472 reference 275 reference Lower Upper NA
 Ontario 0.80 0.66 0.98 195 0.034 0.69 0.54 0.88 119 0.003 0.77 0.58 1.03 89 0.074 NA NA NA NA NA
 Alberta 0.71 0.56 0.91 120 0.007 0.73 0.56 0.96 88 0.025 0.51 0.34 0.78 41 0.002 NA NA NA NA NA
 Manitoba 0.46 0.15 1.45 10 0.185 0.20 0.03 1.45 7 0.111 NA NA NA 6 NA NA NA NA NA NA
 British Columbia 0.99 0.84 1.17 307 0.917 1.02 0.86 1.21 248 0.841 1.21 0.99 1.47 210 0.064 NA NA NA NA NA

Bold values highlights the statistically significant difference with the reference category

NA non applicable, number of cases too low, n number of patients with follow-up, HR Hazard ratio

a platinum-based patients only, low stage: disease stage I and II, advanced stage: disease stage III and IV