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. 2021 Oct 23;71(6):1431–1442. doi: 10.1007/s00262-021-03093-1

Table 2.

The univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with PFS and OS in overall included patients

Factors N Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
PFS OS PFS OS
HR 95%CI P HR 95%CI P HR 95%CI P HR 95%CI P
Age 0.466 0.596
 ≤ 50 year 20 1 1
 > 50 year 84 1.579 0.462–5.391 1.503 0.333–6.792
Histology 0.018* 0.037* 0.022* 0.038*
 High-grade 51 1 1 1 1
 Low-grade 53 3.396 1.233–9.354 5.034 1.102–2.905 3.729 1.212–11.474 5.121 1.092–24.010
FIGO stage  < 0.001* 0.092 0.230
 Early-stage 75 1 1 1
 Late-stage 29 7.411 2.826–19.433 2.557 0.857–7.635 2.644 0.541–12.914
Adjuvant treatment 0.068 0.817
 No 42 1 1
 Yes 62 2.773 0.926–8.299 0.874 0.279–2.732
Tumor size 0.230 0.937
 ≤ 2 cm 21 1 1
 > 2 cm 83 2.447 0.567–10.553 0.949 0.259–3.479
Invasion depth 0.001* 0.752 0.578
None or < 1/2 59 1 1 1
 ≥ 1/2 45 6.216 2.076–18.616 1.193 0.400–3.555 1.359 0.461–4.004
LVSI 0.004* 0.312 0.742
 No 66 1 1 1
 Yes 38 3.896 1.553–9.779 1.760 0.588–5.268 1.218 0.377–3.934
Parametrial involvement 0.316 0.523
 No 86 1 1
 Yes 18 1.678 0.610–4.620 1.524 0.418–5.554
LN metastasis 0.002* 0.965 0.218
 No 86 1 1 1
 Yes 18 4.009 1.633–9.844 0.963 0.213–4.360 3.415 0.594–9.821
Distant metastasis  < 0.001* 0.030* 0.496 0.119
 No 89 1 1 1 1
 Yes 15 7.110 2.922–17.298 3.726 1.139–12.191 2.415 0.475–4.649 2.634 0.779–8.908
Ascites 0.005* 0.977 0.960
 No 84 1 1 1
 Yes 20 3.511 1.453–8.483 1.020 0.271–3.836 0.965 0.240–3.885
MELF 0.763 0.410
 No 92 1 1
 Yes 12 1.208 0.354–4.126 0.041 0.000–82.362
TLS 0.002* 0.806 0.003* 0.756
 No 23 1 1 1
 Yes 81 0.253 0.105–0.609 0.850 0.233–3.098 0.154 0.044–0.536 0.808 0.210–3.102

PFS Progression-free survival; OS overall survival; LVSI lymphovascular space invasion; MELF microcystic, enlarged and fragmented; TLS tertiary lymphoid structures.*p < 0.05