Table 1. Characteristics of patients and factors correlated with prognosis.
Variables | Patient characteristics | n [%] | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
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HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | ||||
Age | ≤60 | 45 [63] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
>60 | 27 [37] | 0.558 | 0.265–1.171 | 0.123 | |||||
Gender | Male | 41 [57] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
Female | 31 [43] | 0.568 | 0.276–1.168 | 0.124 | |||||
Status at admission | Recurrence | 59 [82] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
New diagnosis | 13 [18] | 0.719 | 0.278–1.859 | 0.496 | |||||
Histology | UPS | 21 [29] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
MFS | 18 [25] | 0.648 | 0.264–1.590 | 0.343 | |||||
FS | 8 [11] | 0.535 | 0.151–1.898 | 0.333 | |||||
LPS | 6 [8] | 1.061 | 0.341–3.303 | 0.918 | |||||
LMS | 4 [6] | 0.504 | 0.112–2.272 | 0.373 | |||||
SS | 4 [6] | 0.492 | 0.064–3.798 | 0.497 | |||||
Other STS | 11 [15] | 0.496 | 0.160–1.541 | 0.226 | |||||
Localization | Lower extremity | 29 [40] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
Upper extremity | 10 [14] | 1.284 | 0.445–3.705 | 0.643 | |||||
Trunk | 24 [33] | 1.312 | 0.568–3.028 | 0.525 | |||||
Hip | 5 [7] | 3.132 | 0.992–9.892 | 0.052 | |||||
Other | 4 [6] | 2.633 | 0.726–9.544 | 0.141 | |||||
Grading (WHO) | G1 + G2 | 15 [21] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
G3 | 57 [79] | 2.625 | 0.922–7.470 | 0.071 | |||||
T stage | pT1a + pT1b | 31 [43] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
pT2a + pT2b | 41 [57] | 2.741 | 1.302–5.771 | 0.008 | |||||
TNM stage | I + II | 34 [47] | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | |
III + IV | 38 [53] | 2.605 | 1.264–5.369 | 0.009 | 2.795 | 1.354–5.773 | 0.005 | ||
Surgical margins | Wide | 55 [76] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
Non-wide | 17 [24] | 1.379 | 0.643–2.959 | 0.409 | |||||
Treatment between the 1st and 2nd surgery | None | 55 [76] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
Chemo or (and) radio | 17 [24] | 0.943 | 0.427–2.083 | 0.884 | |||||
CD8 | Increase group | 20 [28] | 1.000 | – | – | 1.000 | – | – | |
No change group | 26 [36] | 1.604 | 0.593–4.338 | 0.352 | 1.662 | 0.614–4.499 | 0.317 | ||
Decrease group | 26 [36] | 2.937 | 1.150–7.499 | 0.024 | 3.226 | 1.261–8.254 | 0.015 | ||
PD-L1(T) | Increase group | 26 [36] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
No change group | 38 [53] | 0.969 | 0.477–1.970 | 0.932 | |||||
Decrease group | 8 [11] | 0.340 | 0.076–1.519 | 0.158 | |||||
PD-L1(L) | Increase group | 24 [33] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
No change group | 40 [56] | 1.075 | 0.515–2.246 | 0.847 | |||||
Decrease group | 8 [11] | 0.391 | 0.086–1.779 | 0.225 | |||||
CD20 | Increase group | 17 [24] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
No change group | 35 [49] | 1.289 | 0.538–3.091 | 0.569 | |||||
Decrease group | 20 [27] | 1.223 | 0.455–3.288 | 0.689 | |||||
Foxp3 | Increase group | 16 [22] | 1.000 | – | – | ||||
No change group | 32 [45] | 1.243 | 0.511–3.023 | 0.631 | |||||
Decrease group | 24 [33] | 1.053 | 0.408–2.719 | 0.914 |
Surgical margins for the 1st surgery resection. PD-L1, programmed cell death ligand 1; PD-L1(T), PD-L1 in tumor cells; PD-L1(L), PD-L1 in lymphocytes; UPS, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma; MFS, myxofibrosarcoma, FS, fibrosarcoma; LPS, liposarcoma; LMS, leiomyosarcoma; SS, synovial sarcoma; AS, angiosarcoma; STS, soft tissue sarcomas.