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. 2021 Aug 26;13(17):4294. doi: 10.3390/cancers13174294

Table 2.

Univariable analyses (Cox proportional hazards model) of patient and clinical characteristics and their associations with PFS and OS in the whole cohort.

Variable PFS OS
n HR 95% CI p n HR 95% CI p
Age (years)
 <50 46 1 (ref) 46 1 (ref)
 50–60 166 1.07 0.71–1.60) 0.762 169 1.49 (0.90–2.45) 0.118
 >60 902 1.04 (0.72–1.51) 0.818 902 1.68 (1.06–2.67) 0.027
Sex
 Women 590 1 (ref) 592 1 (ref)
 Men 524 1.10 (0.94–1.27) 0.233 525 1.13 (0.96–1.34) 0.137
Smoking history
 Never 126 1 (ref) 126 1 (ref)
 Former/current 988 1.48 (1.15–1.91) 0.002 991 1.59 (1.19–2.12) 0.002
ECOG PS
 0–1 1034 1 (ref) 1037 1 (ref)
 2 59 4.30 (3.24–5.71) <0.001 59 6.41 (4.80–8.56) <0.001
 3–4 21 4.55 (2.76–7.48) <0.001 21 6.91 (4.18–11.41) <0.001
Stage
 I 359 1 (ref) 359 1 (ref)
 II 148 2.15 (1.61–2.86) <0.001 148 2.11 (1.51–2.95) <0.001
 III 230 4.37 (3.43–5.57) <0.001 230 3.89 (2.93–5.15) <0.001
 IV 377 12.74 (10.01–16.09) <0.001 380 12.46 (9.61–16.14) <0.001
Surgery
 No 534 1 (ref) 534 1 (ref)
 Yes 580 0.15 (0.12–0.17) <0.001 583 0.13 (0.11–0.16) <0.001
Curative RT +/− CT first line
 No 1023 1 (ref) 1023 1 (ref)
 Yes 91 1.28 (0.99–1.64) 0.060 91 1.05 (0.78–1.43) 0.740
Palliative CT and/or RT first line
 No 843 1 (ref) 846 1 (ref)
 Yes 271 5.75 (4.85–6.81) <0.001 271 5.54 ((4.64–6.63)) <0.001
History of TKI (any line)
 No 1025 1 (ref) 1028 1 (ref)
 Yes 89 1.56 (1.22–1.99) <0.001 89 1.32 (0.86–2.03) 0.198
History of ICI (any line)
 No 939 1 (ref) 941 1 (ref)
 Yes 175 2.19 (1.81–2.64) <0.001 176 1.39 ((1.11–1.74)) 0.006
KRAS status
 Wild type 695 (1 (ref) 697 1 (ref)
 Mutated 419 1.04 (0.89–1.21) 0.664 420 1.01 (0.85–1.19) 0.940
KRAS G12C status
 Wild type 695 1 (ref) 697 1 (ref)
 G12C 192 0.91 (0.74–1.12) 0.379 193 0.91 (0.72–1.14) 0.414
 KRAS non-G12C 227 1.15 (0.96–1.39) 0.132 227 1.10 (0.89–1.35) 0.383
Raf vs. PI3K preference
 Raf 245 1 (ref) 245 1 (ref)
 PI3K 69 1.11 (0.79–1.55) 0.554 70 1.09 (0.75–1.58) 0.649
Ral A/B vs. PI3K preference
 RalA/B 192 1 (ref) 192 1 (ref)
 PI3K 69 1.20 (0.85–1.70) 0.312 70 1.19 (0.81–1.74) 0.385
Type KRAS mutation
 G12A 30 1 (ref) 30 1 (ref)
 G12C 192 0.62 (0.38–1.00) 0.050 192 0.59 (0.35–0.99) 0.044
 G12V 81 0.72 (0.43–1.21) 0.220 81 0.60 (0.34–1.06) 0.080
 G12D 69 0.74 (0.44–1.26) 0.274 70 0.69 (0.39–1.24) 0.216

Abbreviations: PFS, progression free survival; OS, overall survival; HR, hazard ratio; ref reference; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; CT, chemotherapy; RT, radiotherapy; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitor.