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. 2021 May 6;10(3):260–274. doi: 10.1159/000515303

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariable analysis of RFS in pCCA

Univariate analysis
Multivariable analysis
HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value
Demographics
 Sex (male = 1) 1.12 (0.62–2.02) 0.704
 Age (≤65 years = 1) 0.89 (0.51–1.56) 0.691
 BMI (≤25 kg/m2 = 1) 1.46 (0.83–2.58) 0.189
 PVE (no = 1) 1.23 (0.70–2.16) 0.478
 ASA (I/II = 1) 1.00 (0.57–1.75) 0.990
 Preoperative cholangitis (no = 1) 1.71 (0.94–3.09) 0.077
 EBD (no = 1) 1.23 (0.60–2.54) 0.576
 PBD (no = 1) 1.12 (0.58–2.14) 0.741
Clinical chemistry
 Albumin (≤40 g/L = 1) 0.61 (0.33–1.13) 0.114
 AST (≤40 U/L = 1) 1.49 (0.81–2.74) 0.200
 ALT (≤40 U/L = 1) 1.00 (0.46–2.17) 0.997
 GGT (≤400 U/L = 1) 1.25 (0.69–2.28) 0.463
 Bilirubin (≤1 mg/dL = 1) 1.26 (0.72–2.23) 0.423
 Alkaline phosphatase (≤250 U/L = 1) 0.96 (0.53–1.75) 0.901
 Platelet count (≤300/nL = 1) 1.26 (0.68–2.31) 0.464
 INR (≤1 = 1) 1.75 (0.94–3.27) 0.077
 Hemoglobin (≤13 g/dL = 1) 0.56 (0.30–1.05) 0.069
 CRP, mg/L (≤10 mg/L = 1) 1.34 (0.74–2.43) 0.343
Operative data
 Operative time (≤360 min = 1) 1.67 (0.85–3.27) 0.136
 Type of hepatectomy
Right-sided hepatectomy 1 0.466
Left-sided hepatectomy 0.81 (0.45–1.44)
 Blood transfusion (no = 1) 1.84 (1.05–3.24) 0.034 Excluded
 FFP transfusion (no = 1) 2.33 (1.23–4.40) 0.009 3.10 (1.42–6.30) 0.002
 Arterial resection (no = 1) 0.88 (0.21–3.67) 0.862
Pathological data
 R1 resection (no = 1) 2.69 (1.33–5.44) 0.006 Excluded
 pT category (T1/T2 = 1) 1.64 (0.92–2.94) 0.095
 pN category (N0 = 1) 2.33 (1.32–4.10) 0.003 2.92 (1.55–5.48) 0.001
 Tumor grading (G1/G2 = 1) 3.51 (1.82–6.76) 0.001 Excluded
 MVI (no = 1) 2.27 (1.23–4.19) 0.008 1.98 (1.01–3.89) 0.048
 LVI (no = 1) 2.13 (1.11–4.08) 0.022 Excluded
 PNI (no = 1) 2.41 (0.86–6.80) 0.096
 NFD (low = 1) 0.35 (0.16–0.75) 0.007 0.42 (0.19–0.93) 0.031
Oncological data
 Neoadjuvant therapy (no = 1) 0.49 (0.07–3.55) 0.479
 Adjuvant therapy (yes = 1) 0.50 (0.27–0.93) 0.028 Excluded

Various parameters are associated with disease-free survival. Bold numbers indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05). RFS, recurrence-free survival; pCCA, perihilar cholangiocarcinoma; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CCI, comprehensive complication index; CRP, C-reactive protein; EBD, endoscopic biliary drainage; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; GGT, gamma glutamyltransferase; INR, international normalized ratio; LVI, lymphovascular invasion; MVI, microvascular invasion; NFD, nerve fiber density; PBD, percutaneous biliary drainage; PNI, perineural invasion; PVE, portal vein embolization.