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. 2020 Nov 27;10:584834. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.584834

Table 5.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of overall survival.

Characteristics Median OS Univariate Multivariate
(month) HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value
Age (year) 0.50 0.19
 <65 13.1 1 1
 ≧65 22.7 0.84 (0.50–1.40) 0.65 (0.35–1.23)
Gender 0.59 0.52
 Female 15.4 1 1
 Male 19.5 0.87 (0.52–1.45) 1.26 (0.62–2.55)
Primary tumor 0.21 0.28
 UCB 22.7 1 1
 UTUC 11.9 1.42 (0.82–2.47) 1.45 (0.74–2.85)
ECOG 0.03 0.35
 0–1 16.2 1 1
 ≧2 4.4 1.96 (1.06–3.65) 1.47 (0.66–3.29)
ICI sequence
 1st line 19.5 1 0.37 1 0.14
 2nd line 16.2 0.95 (0.46–1.95) 0.89 2.22 (0.93–5.28) 0.07
 3rd line or later 5.2 1.69 (0.79–3.61) 0.18 0.83 (0.28–2.43) 0.73
ICI type 0.68 0.78
 Anti-PD-1 15.4 1 1
 Anti-PD-L1 19.5 0.89 (0.52–1.54) 0.91 (0.45–1.83)
Treatment partner
 Monotherapy 13.1 1 0.83 1 0.64
 Chemotherapy NR 0.84 (0.47–1.52) 0.57 0.85 (0.43–1.69) 0.64
 Anti-CTLA-4 13.1 1.05 (0.41–2.68) 0.92 0.57 (0.15–2.12) 0.40
Visceral metastasis 0.29 0.91
 No 16.2 1 1
 Yes 13.4 1.33 (0.81–2.29) 0.94 (0.29–3.05)
Liver metastasis 0.09 0.30
 No 22.7 1 1
 Yes 8.2 1.65 (0.92–2.98) 1.53 (0.68–3.42)
Lung metastasis 0.08 0.17
 No NR 1 1
 Yes 8.6 1.59 (0.95–2.66) 1.95 (0.75–5.07)
Bone metastasis 0.49 0.42
 No 15.4 1 1
 Yes 8.6 1.24 (0.67–2.31) 0.72 (0.33–1.60)
Leukocytosis <0.001 0.01
 WBC <10,000/μl 24.6 1 1
 WBC ≧10,000/μl 3.9 3.80 (2.22–6.51) 2.63 (1.23–5.63)
Anemia 0.001 0.38
 Hgb ≧10 g/dl 22.7 1 1
 Hgb <10 g/dl 4.4 2.41 (1.43–4.04) 1.45 (0.64–3.28)
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio <0.001 0.01
 NLR <5 NR 1 1
 NLR ≧5 4.1 3.93 (2.29–6.77) 2.91(1.30–6.53)

CTLA-4, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; Hgb, hemoglobin; ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitor; OS, overall survival; PD-1, programmed cell death protein 1; NLR, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; NR, non-reach; UCB, urothelial cancer of the bladder; UTUC, upper tract urothelial carcinoma; WBC, while blood cell count.