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. 2020 Jul;9(7):4111–4120. doi: 10.21037/tcr-20-1451

Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analysis for overall survival and progression free survival.

Factors Overall survival Progression–free survival
Univariate HR, 95% CI P value Multivariate HR, 95% CI P value Univariate HR, 95% CI P value Multivariate HR, 95% CI P value
Gender (male vs. female) 1.788 (0.941–3.4) 0.076 1.836 (0.966–3.489) 0.064
Age (≥65 vs.<65) 1.248 (0.713–2.184) 0.438 1.278 (0.73–2.235) 0.39
No. of metastatic sites (>2 vs.≤2) 1.442 (0.837–2.483) 0.187 1.52 (0.883–2.619) 0.131
Smoking history (yes vs. no) 1.98 (1.16–3.381) 0.012 1.713 (0.986–2.975) 0.056 2.055 (1.203–3.509) 0.008 1.774 (1.027–3.062) 0.04
Drinking history (yes vs. no) 1.6 (0.929–2.755) 0.09 1.721 (0.998–2.968) 0.051
Lactate dehydrogenase (≥245 vs. <245) 1.564 (0.894–2.735) 0.117 1.56 (0.89–2.736) 0.121
Number of previous therapies (1,2 vs. ≥3) 1.82 (0.961–3.448) 0.066 1.501 (0.8–2.815) 0.206
Type of inhibitor (Keytruda, Opdivo vs. other) 1.576 (0.848–2.929) 0.165 1.538 (0.822–2.876) 0.192
ECOG PS (≥2 vs. 0,1) 3.865 (2.237–6.677) <0.001 2.36 (1.326–4.202) 0.004 4.187 (2.403–7.294) <0.001 2.862 (1.597–5.128) <0.001
LMR-6 week (≤4.15 vs. >4.15) 4.705 (2.572–8.607) <0.001 3.851 (2.039–7.276) <0.001 3.373 (1.873–6.073) <0.001 2.67 (1.447–4.927) 0.002

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; No., number; PD-1, programmed death-1; LMR-week 6, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio 6 weeks after the start of PD-1 inhibitors.