Table 3. HRs and CIs in univariate and multivariate analysis of PFS and OS.
| Characteristics | 2-year PFS univariate analysis HR |
95% CI | p value | 2-year PFS multivariate analysis HR (95% CI) p value |
2-year OS univariate analysis HR |
95% CI | p value | 2-year OS multivariate analysis HR (95% CI) p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.29 | 0.55–3.03 | 0.55 | NA | 0.77 | 0.31–1.89 | 0.57 | NA |
| Sex | 0.89 | 0.37–2.15 | 0.81 | NA | 1.39 | 0.57–3.44 | 0.47 | NA |
| Location | 0.67 | 0.29–1.56 | 0.36 | NA | 0.56 | 0.23–1.41 | 0.22 | NA |
| Clinical N status | 1.64 | 0.64–4.21 | 0.30 | NA | 2.17 | 0.82–5.80 | 0.12 | NA |
| Radiological tumour length | 1.16 | 0.50–2.69 | 0.73 | NA | 1.72 | 0.69–4.28 | 0.24 | NA |
| PTV length | 0.85 | 0.36–2.02 | 0.71 | NA | 1.04 | 0.42–2.55 | 0.94 | NA |
| PTV volume | 0.97 | 0.41–2.30 | 0.94 | NA | 1.67 | 0.67–4.15 | 0.27 | NA |
| CROSS eligibility | 2.29 | 0.98–5.39 | 0.05 | 2.36 (0.90–6.21) p = 0.08 |
1.91 | 0.79–4.62 | 0.15 | 2.05 (0.79–5.30) p = 0.14 |
| TRG class | 2.05 | 0.87–4.84 | 0.10 | 0.95 (0.18–4.90) p = 0.95 |
1.40 | 0.58–3.40 | 0.45 | 1.04 (0.22–4.95) p = 0.97 |
| ypN | 1.10 | 0.98–1.24 | 0.11 | 0.67 (0.21–2.13) p = 0.50 |
1.13 | 1.01–1.25 | 0.03 | 0.38 (0.11–1.35) p = 0.13 |
| pCR | 2.41 | 0.94–6.18 | 0.06 | 2.09 (0.30–14.34) p = 0.45 |
1.83 | 0.70–4.78 | 0.22 | 1.20 (0.17–8.34) p = 0.85 |
PFS, Progression free survival; OS, Overall survival; CI, Confidence Interval; HR, Hazard ratio; PTV, Planning target volume; pCR, Pathological complete response; TRG, Tumour regression grade; ypN, Pathological nodal status; NA, Not applicable