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. 2021 Jul 27;21:859. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08587-w

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients (OS)

Parameters Univariate Multivariate
Median (months) 95% CI HR 95% CI p-value HR 95% CI p-value
Age
  ≤ 65 15.8 10.3–21.4 0.91 1.59–0.52 0.744
  > 65 8.2 1.1–15.3
Sex
 Male 13.3 3.8–22.9 0.77 0.43–1.38 0.375
 Female 11.6 5.3–17.8
Smoking status
 Smoker 22.3 16.7–27.9 0.62 0.28–1.39 0.244
 Never smoker 11.3 5.5–17.0
Performance status, PS
 PS 2 15.8 8.8–22.9 0.86 0.49–1.53 0.615
 PS ¾ 8.4 2.3–14.6
Mutation 0.52
 L858R 11.7 7.7–15.6 0.67 0.27–1.65 0.382
 19del 18.1 9.1–27.1 0.59 0.24–1.46 0.253
 Uncommon 3.5 0.5–6.6
Starting dose
 40 mg 17.5 11.6–23.4 0.59 0.34–1.05 0.073 0.93 0.51–1.72 0.827
 30 mg 8.1 2.6–13.5
Metastatic sites
 Lung
  Yes 10.1 4.9–15.2 1.26 0.72–2.19 0.422
  No 15.8 11.0–20.7
 Liver
  Yes 3.1 0.0–18.5 1.85 0.97–3.52 0.061 2.15 1.1–4.18 0.024
  No 13.8 8.9–18.6
 Brain
  Yes 17.5 11.6–23.4 0.94 0.54–1.64 0.838
  No 10.8 6.7–15.0
 Bone
  Yes 18.1 11.5–24.8 0.66 0.38–1.15 0.147
  No 8.4 1.7–15.2
 Pleura
  Yes 8.1 0.0–17.8 1.59 0.90–2.81 0.112
  No 15.5 8.2–22.8
 Adrenal gland
  Yes 10.1 0.0–29.7 1.28 0.46–3.55 0.641
  No 12.9 8.4–17.3
 Distant lymphadenopathy
  Yes 15.5 0.0–39.8 1.11 0.47–2.62 0.804
 No 11.7 8.1–15.2
 Dose reduction/interruption
  Yes 20.3 15.8–24.8 0.65 0.37–1.15 0.138
  No 8.1 0.1–16.1
 Discontinuation, AE-related
  Yes 17.5 0.0–38.6 0.59 0.23–1.48 0.261
  No 11.7 8.2–15.2
Clinical tumor response < 0.001 < 0.001
 CR/PR 18.1 13.6–22.7 0.15 0.08–0.3 < 0.001 0.14 0.05–0.42 < 0.001
 SD 20.3 0.0–43.5 0.14 0.05–0.39 < 0.001 0.14 0.07–0.30 < 0.001
 PD/NA 1.5 0.0–3.1
BMI 1.01 0.93–1.10 0.867
BSA 0.33 0.02–5.99 0.451

CR complete response, PR partial response, SD stable disease, PD progressive disease, NA not assessed, AE adverse events, BMI body mass index, BSA body surface area, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, OS overall survival