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. 2022 Apr 24;14(9):2123. doi: 10.3390/cancers14092123

Table 4.

Factors that influence OS in metastatic melanoma patients treated with BRAFi/MEKi -> immunotherapy—treatment sequence.

Factor Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
HR CI 95% p-Value HR CI 95% p-Value
Age 1.00 1.0–1.0 0.9848 -
Sex 1.14 0.8–1.6 0.4373 -
Brain metastases 1L 0.57 0.4–0.8 0.0310 0.62 0.4–0.9 0.0165
Liver metastases 1L 0.70 0.5–1.0 0.0406 0.88 0.6–1.3 0.4954
Brain metastases 2L 0.58 0.4–0.8 0.0011 0.44 0.3–0.6 <0.0001
Liver metastases 2L 0.56 0.4–0.8 0.0007 0.69 0.5–1.0 0.0340
LDH over ULN 1L 0.61 0.4–0.9 0.0042 0.54 0.4–0.8 0.0018
LDH over ULN 2L 0.45 0.3–0.6 <0.0001 0.49 0.3–0.7 <0.0001
Objective response in 1L 0.79 0.6–1.1 0.1421 0.87 0.6–1.4 0.4326
Objective response in 2L 0.14 0.1–0.3 <0.0001 0.13 0.1–0.2 <0.0001
Time to PD 1L > 6 m 2.64 1.9–3.7 <0.0001 2.8 1.9–4.1 <0.0001

F, female; M, male; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (performance status); PD, progression disease; ORR (CR + PR), overall response rate; PD, progressive disease; 1L, first line (treatment); 2L, second line (treatment); m, months, HR, hazard ratio; CL, confidence interval.