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. 2019 Aug 12;9:11610. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47489-7

Table 1.

Univariate and multivariable Cox regression analysis for prediction of OS.

Parameter At risk group HR [95% CI] p-value
Univariate analysis
Gender Male (vs Female) 1.68 [0.97, 2.89] 0.064
Age Continuous 0.99 [0.97, 1.02] 0.545
ECOG Performance status 1 (vs 0) 1.77 [0.77, 4.08] 0.179
>=2 (vs)) 4.34 [1.72, 10.96] 0.002
ORR Response (vs no response) 0.31 [0.13, 0.76] 0.010
Metastasis Number of metastatic sites >=2 sites (vs <2 sites) 1.31 [0.66, 2.62] 0.44
Liver metastasis Yes (vs No) 3.05 [1.70, 5.51] <0.001
Lung metastasis Yes (vs No) 0.77 [0.35, 1.67] 0.505
Other sites Yes (vs No) 1.61 [0.68, 3.83] 0.283
WCC$ Continuous 1.18 [1.11, 1.25] <0.001
Neutrophils$ Continuous 1.19 [1.11, 1.26] <0.001
Lymphocytes Continuous 0.72 [0.46, 1.12] 0.143
LDH Continuous 1.001 [1.000, 1.003] 0.003
Ca 19.9 (Log2) Continuous 1.07 [0.99, 1.16] 0.091
CNA Continuous 7.09 [3.19, 15.78] <0.001
Mutational burden Number of mutations$ Continuous 1.06 [1.01, 1.12] 0.028
Number of KRAS mutations$ Continuous 1.11 [1.07, 1.16] <0.001
KRAS mutations present Yes (vs No) 3.46 [1.76, 6.77] <0.001
KRAS copy number gain Yes (vs No) 10.94 [3.85, 31.08] <0.001
Highest VAF Continuous 1.07 [1.04, 1.10] <0.001
Multivariable analysis
ECOG Performance status 1 (vs 0) 2.51 [0.98, 6.38] 0.053
>=2 (vs 0) 4.20 [1.48, 11.94] 0.007
Metastasis Liver metastasis Yes (vs No) 2.83 [1.28, 6.24] 0.010
Mutational burden KRAS copy number gain Yes (vs No) 3.47 [1.19, 10.17] 0.023
Highest VAF Continuous 1.05 [1.01, 1.08] 0.005

Abbreviations: ORR, objective response rate (clinical outcome variable); VAF: variant allele frequency; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; WCC: white cell count; $, Excluded from stepwise model building due to collinearity.