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. 2020 Jul 27;12:6385–6395. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S256871

Table 5.

Prognostic Factors for DFS/PFS and OS for the Patients in PD-L1-Negative Group

Characteristics DFS/PFS OS
Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) P-value
Age (years) 0.952 (0.876–1.034) 0.245 0.912 (0.809–1.027) 0.129
Gender
(Male/Female)
1.149 (0.308–4.280) 0.836
TNM stage
(I–II/III–IV)
8.268 (2.172–31.465) 0.002 8.268 (2.172–31.465) 0.002 11.372 (1.008–128.254) 0.049
Tumor size (mm) 1.052 (0.985–1.123) 0.132
Tumor differentiation
Well/Moderate
or poor
0.923 (0.186–4.574) 0.922 6.691 (0.598–74.914) 0.123
CEA (ng/mL) 1.014 (1.004–1.025) 0.006 1.023 (1.008–1.038) 0.003 1.022 (1.006–1.039) 0.006
Ki67 1.028 (1.001–1.056) 0.043 1.050 (1.007–1.095) 0.022
PD-1 1.053 (0.774–1.433) 0.742 1.109 (0.633–1.943) 0.719
GLUT1 1.126 (0.787–1.612) 0.516 0.970 (0.536–1.758) 0.921
HK-II 1.036 (0.747–1.437) 0.833 1.032 (0.585–1.819) 0.914
SUVmax 1.192 (1.047–1.356) 0.008 1.363 (1.083–1.716) 0.008
MTV (cm3) 1.102 (0.936–1.296) 0.244 1.207 (0.975–1.495) 0.084
TLG (cm3) 1.011 (1.000–1.022) 0.050 1.018 (1.004–1.032) 0.013

Abbreviations: DFS, disease-free survival; PFS, progression-free survival; OS, overall survival; PD-L1, programmed death ligand-1; CEA, carcino-embryonic antigen; PD-1, programmed death-1; GLUT-1, glucose transporter 1; HK-II, hexokinase II; SUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value; MTV, metabolic tumor volume; TLG, total lesion glycolysis.