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. 2020 May 6;15:96. doi: 10.1186/s13014-020-01547-x

Table 5.

Univariable Analysis (Log-rank)

Local recurrence Overall survival
HR (95% CI) p HR (95% CI) p
Age (years)
  > 42.5 (=median) 0.91 (0.46–1.82) 0.80 2.74 (1.11–7.69) 0.03
Sekhar score
  < 8 0.31 (0.09–1.03) 0.04 1.03 (0.34–2.64) 0.95
 8–12 1.29 (0.62–2.66) 0.49 0.73 (0.31–1.75) 0.46
  > 12 1.83 (0.82–4.06) 0.13 1.57 (0.51–4.04) 0.37
Number of sites involved
  > 3 (= median) 0.91 (0.46–1.81) 0.79 0.90 (0.38–2.17) 0.81
Vascular involvement (number of vessels)
  > 1 (= median) 1.90 (0.54–2.16) 0.82 0.80 (0.34–1.92) 0.61
  ≤ 2 vs > 2 1.00 (0.43–2.31) 0.99 1.12 (0.37–2.85) 0.83
Intradural invasion
 yes vs. no 1.38 (0.42–4.57) 0.60 0.75 (0.25–3.20) 0.64
PT for recurrent disease
 yes vs. no 3.19 (1.57–6.50) < 0.01 1.92 (0.68–4.73) 0.17
Number of oncological surgeries
  > 1 (= median) 1.33 (0.67–2.64) 0.42 1.41 (0.60–3.45) 0.44
  ≤ 2 vs > 2 0.38 (0.17–0.85 0.01 0.28 (0.12–0.76) < 0.01
Maximum extent of surgery
 GTR vs. STR or Biopsy 1.26 (0.38–4.11) 0.72 1.62 (0.26–5.67) 0.51
Surgical complications
 yes vs. no 1.90 (0.94–3.81) 0.07 2.84 (1.20–6.98) 0.01
Gross tumor volume (cc)
  > 26 (= median) 1.26 (0.63–2.50) 0.51 2.89 (1.13–8.85) 0.03
  ≤ 40 vs. >  40 2.34 (1.17–4.69) 0.01 0.19 (0.07–0.46) < 0.01
Brainstem compression before PT
 yes vs. no 2.53 (1.27–5.01) < 0.01 1.44 (0.55–3.47) 0.43
OA compression before PT
 yes vs. no 2.21 (1.02–4.76) 0.04 2.14 (0.76–5.29) 0.11
Brainstem or OA compression before PT
 yes vs. no 2.46 (1.22–4.96) < 0.01 1.64 (0.69–3.95) 0.25

PT proton therapy, GTR gross total resection, STR subtotal resection, cc cm3, OA optic apparatus