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. 2018 Sep 4;7:e37294. doi: 10.7554/eLife.37294

Table 2. Tumor CNA burden is associated with recurrence and overall survival independent of disease stage in multiple cancer types.

Cohort Model Disease free Time Overall Survival
Cases HR 95% CI P Cases HR 95% CI P
Prostate cancer TCGA Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, univariate 280 1.27 1.13, 1.42 <0.0001 Insufficient events


Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, adjusted for Gleason grade and mutation burden 279 1.18 1.03, 1.35 0.015
Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, adjusted for purity (ABSOLUTE)* 243 1.22 1.07, 1.40 0.003
Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, adjusted for ploidy 243 1.32 1.11, 1.56 0.002
Breast cancer TCGA Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, univariate 709 1.07 1.01, 1.14 0.028 794 1.08 1.03, 1.13 0.0005
Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, Multivariable, adjusted for disease stage 695 1.07 1.00, 1.14 0.049 777 1.08 1.03, 1.13 0.002
Endometrial Cancer TCGA Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, univariate 496 1.10 1.06, 1.14 <0.0001 536 1.13 1.08, 1.17 <0.0001
Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, multivariable, adjusted for disease stage 496 1.08 1.04, 1.13 <0.0001 536 1.10 1.05, 1.15 <0.0001
Renal clear cell cancer TCGA Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, univariate 425 1.05 1.01, 1.09 0.028 525 1.02 0.98, 1.06 NS (0.4)
Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, multivariable, adjusted for disease stage 423 1.05 1.00, 1.11 0.035 522 1.01 0.97, 1.06 NS (0.7)
Thyroid cancer TCGA Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, univariate 483 1.17 1.01, 1.35 0.033 497 1.30 1.04, 1.63 0.021
Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, multivariable, adjusted for disease stage 481 1.18 1.00, 1.39 0.048 Insufficient events
Colorectal cancer TCGA Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, univariate 512 1.05 1.00, 1.11 0.037 587 1.06 1.01, 1.12 0.012
Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, multivariable, adjusted for disease stage 496 1.03 0.98, 1.09 NS (0.3) 567 1.03 0.97, 1.09 NS (0.3)
Tumor CNA burden, per 5% tumor CNA burden, multivariable, adjusted for tumor stage 511 1.06 1.01, 1.12 0.028 585 1.07 1.02, 1.13 0.009

*Result differed with similar adjustment in IMPACT prostate cancer cohort utilizing FACETS, see Supplementary file 3.