Table 2.
Analysis of predictors of PFS.
| Variable | Kaplan–Meier analysis | Cox multivariate regression analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p | HR | 95% CI | p | |
| Age | 0.80 | 0.49–1.29 | 0.34 | |||
| Sex | 0.66 | 0.38–1.13 | 0.16 | |||
| ECOG PS | 0.80 | 0.41–1.58 | 0.49 | |||
| BMI | 0.59 | 0.36–0.96 | 0.030∗ | |||
| Smoking | 0.91 | 0.571.48 | 0.71 | |||
| Distant metastasis | 0.82 | 0.49–1.36 | 0.42 | |||
| Treatment lines | 1.05 | 0.58–1.91 | 0.86 | |||
| Bone metastasis | 0.38 | 0.13–1.07 | 0.0037∗ | — | 0.25–1.43 | 0.25 |
| Treatment regimen (anti-PD-1/PD-L1) | 2.44 | 1.06–5.63 | 0.003∗ | 2.85 | 1.47–5.52 | 0.0051∗ |
| WBC (cutoff = 8.19 × 109/L) | 1.89 | 0.86–4.14 | 0.038∗ | — | 0.78–3.84 | 0.18 |
| ALC (cutoff = 0.635 × 109/L) | 2.61 | 1.39–4.91 | 0.017∗ | — | 0.92–13.69 | 0.06 |
| PLT (cutoff = 201.5 × 109/L) | 2.02 | 1.24–3.26 | 0.003∗ | 3.13 | 1.78–5.52 | 0.0008∗ |
| LDH (cutoff = 227 U/L) | 1.63 | 0.99–2.67 | 0.047∗ | 1.85 | 1.06–3.24 | 0.0315∗ |
∗Indicators with statistical significance; —Represents no usability data; WBC, white blood cell; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PLT, platelet; ALC, absolute lymphocyte count; PD-1, programmed cell death protein-1; PD-L1, programmed cell death ligand-1; BMI: body mass index.