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. 2019 Aug;7(16):387. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.07.43

Table 1. Characteristics of patients and factors correlated with prognosis.

Variables   Patient characteristics n [%] Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
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.