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. 2021 Mar 3;13(5):1076. doi: 10.3390/cancers13051076

Table 2.

(ab) Predictive factors for response to second-line cytotoxic chemotherapy for HGSOC recurrence in the exploratory (2a) and validation cohort (2b). The endpoint of therapy response is classified as either complete or partial response after completed chemotherapy.

2a. Parameters
Exploratory Cohort
Response to Second-Line Chemotherapy
Univariate Analysis Multivariable Analysis
p-Value OR (95% CI) p-Value OR (95% CI)
Log growth rate constant >−3.32 <0.001 2.57 (1.60–4.12) 0.003 5.19 (1.73–15.58)
Therapy-free interval >6 months 0.005 1.73 (1.29–2.31) 0.453 1.95 (0.34–11.17)
Age at time of therapy >60 years 0.03 1.35 (1.04–1.74) 0.006 5.32 (1.63–17.38)
Platinum-based therapy yes/no <0.001 5.39 (2.92–9.95) <0.001 16.06 (4.48–53.29)
FIGO stage (2014) > FIGO IIIc 0.055 1.69 (0.86–3.34) - -
2b. Parameters
Validation Cohort
Response to Second-Line Chemotherapy
Univariate Analysis Multivariable Analysis
p-Value OR (95% CI) p-Value OR (95% CI)
Log growth rate constant >−3.32 0.008 1.60 (1.10–2.33) 0.03 3.67 (1.13–11.86)
Therapy-free interval >6 months 0.025 1.81 (0.95–3.47) 0.661 1.48 (0.26–8.46)
Age at time of therapy >60 years 0.03 7.58 (1.11–51.66) 0.056 10.15 (0.94–109.25)
Platinum-based therapy yes/no <0.001 2.65 (1.51–4.65) 0.016 5.79 (1.40–24.05)
FIGO stage (2014) > FIGO IIIc 0.048 1.68 (0.89–3.18) - -

CI: Confidence interval, FIGO: International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, OR: Odds ratio.