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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2021 May 25;162(2):345–352. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.05.015

Table 3.

Factors associated with progression-free survival

Variable Total
(n)
Median
PFS (mo)
Univariate
HR (95% Cl)
Univariate
p-value
Multivariate
HR
(95%
CI)
Multivariate
p-value
Age at tertiary surgery
      <55 years 42 10.5 ref
      ≥55 years 72 17.4 0.87 (0.55-1.38) 0.56
Stage
      I 10 13.2 ref
      II 16 14.3 1.60 (0.60-4.29) 0.35
      III 76 12.0 1.94 (0.82-4.59) 0.13
      IV 12 17.4 2.23 (0.75-6.61) 0.15
Grade
      Low grade 14 18.9 ref
      High grade 100 12.0 0.50 (0.24-1.04) 0.06
Histology
      Serous 86 11.3 ref
      Endometrioid 10 11.1 0.52 (0.22-1.22) 0.13
      Clear Cell 4 14.3 0.47 (0.12-1.93) 0.30
      Carcinosarcoma 3 2.5 6.07 (1.83-20.12) 0.003*
      Mucinous 5 - 0.20 (0.04-0.82) 0.03*
      Other 2 8.5 0.59 (0.08-4.26) 0.60
      Mixed 4 29.9 0.52 (0.16-1.65) 0.26
Serous
      Non-serous 28 29.9 ref 0.007
      Serous 86 11.3 1.94 (1.12-3.34) 0.02* 2.12 (1.22-3.68)
BRCA status
      Negative 44 12.0 ref
      Any BRCA 22 21.0 0.77 (0.40-1.47) 0.42
Initial cytoreduction
      ≤1 cm residual 92 12.0 ref
      ≥1 cm residual 9 8.1 1.27 (0.61-2.65) 0.53
Secondary cytoreduction
      CGR 75 14.6 ref
      Any residual 36 11.1 1.20 (0.75-1.91) 0.45
Time to first recurrence
      <2 years 44 9.2 ref
      ≥2 years 64 19.7 0.54 (0.34-0.84) 0.006*
Treatment-free interval
      ≤1 year 40 8.2 ref 0.005
      >1 year 73 17.4 0.51 (0.33-0.81) 0.004* 0.52 (0.33-0.82)
Time from secondary cytoreduction
      <2 years 53 9.4 ref
      ≥2 years 61 23.7 0.51 (0.33-0.79) 0.003*
Platinum sensitivity
      Sensitive 101 15.0 ref 0.002
      Resistant 13 7.7 2.76 (1.45-5.28) 0.002* 2.80 (1.46-5.38)
CA-125 prior to tertiary cytoreduction (continuous) 1.000 (1.000-1.001) 0.27
Residual disease at tertiary
      CGR 102 13.3 ref
      Any residual 12 11.1 1.61 (0.82-3.16) 0.17
Sites of recurrence
      Single 51 20.9 ref
      Multiple 63 11.1 1.29 (0.83-2.01) 0.25
Cytotoxic therapy after tertiary cytoreduction
      Cytotoxic 72 14.3 ref
      No cytotoxic 12 10.2 1.01 (0.64-1.58) 0.98

PFS, progression-free survival; CGR, complete gross resection

*

statistically significant