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. 2019 Jul 23;7:194. doi: 10.1186/s40425-019-0675-0

Table 3.

Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses for overall survival of melanoma patients and CAF parameters by cell counts

Variable (LO/HI) Control OS Anti-PD-1 OS
Univariable analysis Univariable analysis Multivariablea analysis per variable Multivariablea analysis with Thy1, SMA, FAP
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Thy1+/total 1.65 (0.87–2.88) 0.12 4.66 (2.34–8.82) < 0.0001 4.67 (2.19–9.53) 0.0001 3.02 (1.44–6.10) 0.0044
SMA+/Thy1+ 0.45 (0.22–1.07) 0.070 0.34 (0.18–0.68) 0.0029 0.32 (0.16–0.67) 0.0027 0.62 (0.30–1.31) 0.20
FAP+/Thy1+ 0.57 (0.37–0.88) 0.012 4.11 (2.05–9.14) < 0.0001 4.64 (2.27–10.52) < 0.0001 3.61 (1.65–8.56) 0.0011

Abbreviations: CAF cancer-associated fibroblast, CI confidence interval, HI high, HR hazard ratio, LO low, OS overall survival

aCox proportional hazards model included age, sex, mutation status, stage, treatment, and prior immune checkpoint blockade as covariates