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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2020 Jan 23;204(1):63–70. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000761

Table 3C.

Multivariate analysis of observed OS by tumor histology subtype (VUC or NE) compared to PUC, utilizing two distinct models

PUC vs. VUC HR (95% CI) p value
VUC 1.07 (0.81 – 1.43) 0.62
Hgb 0.96 (0.89 – 1.04) 0.32
Liver Metastasis 1.67 (1.22 – 2.29) 0.001
Albumin 0.45 (0.34 – 0.60) <0.001
ECOG PS 0 reference reference
ECOG PS 1 1.26 (0.89 – 1.77) 0.20
ECOG PS 2 1.36 (0.91 – 2.04) 0.14
ECOG PS 3 2.13 (0.94 – 4.80) 0.07
VUC 1.12 (0.85 – 1.58) 0.41
Bellmunt 0 reference reference
Bellmunt 1 1.79 (1.19 – 2.69) 0.005
Bellmunt 2 2.90 (1.90 – 4.45) <0.001
Bellmunt 3 4.27 (2.25 – 8.11) <0.001
PUC vs. NE HR (95% CI) p value
NE 2.11 (1.06 – 4.19) 0.03
Hgb 1.01 (0.92 – 1.09) 0.90
Liver Metastasis 1.80 (1.25 – 2.60) 0.001
Albumin 0.41 (0.30 – 0.57) <0.001
ECOG PS 0 Reference reference
ECOG PS 1 1.01 (0.68 – 1.48) 0.98
ECOG PS 2 1.03 (0.65 – 1.64) 0.90
ECOG PS 3 1.79 (0.74 – 4.34) 0.19
NE 3.76 (1.36 – 5.59) 0.005
Bellmunt 0 reference reference
Bellmunt 1 1.29 (0.82 – 2.05) 0.27
Bellmunt 2 2.32 (1.42 – 3.80) 0.001
Bellmunt 3 2.75 (1.35 – 5.58) 0.005

Cox hazard ratio (HR) was calculated to compare OS of patients with pure urothelial cancer versus each histology subtype (VUC as defined previously, or each variant histology).

Subsequent therapy = patients received ICI during 2nd and beyond line therapy.

Abbreviations: Hgb, hemoglobin; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PS, performance status, NR, not reached; NE, neuroendocrine; PUC, pure urothelial carcinoma; VUC, variant urothelial carcinoma.