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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 12.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2021 Mar 2;127(12):2062–2073. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33459

Table 2.

Factors associated with MBM overall survival.

Unadjusted Adjusted*
Variable Level N % HR 95% CI p-value HR 95% CI p-value
Age at MBM Diagnosis continuous 425 100 1.007 0.999–1.014 0.08
Dominant BM size (cm) continuous 425 100 0.99 0.91–1.08 0.84
Year of MBM Diagnosis continuous 425 100 0.92 0.87–0.96 0.0004 0.92 0.87–0.97 0.0008
Serum LDH Within normal limits 134 32 ref ref
Above normal limits 99 23 2.14 1.59–2.87 <0.0001 2.14 1.58–2.88 <0.0001
Number of BM at Diagnosis continuous 425 100 1.03 1.02–1.04 <0.0001 1.03 1.01–1.04 <0.0001
Gender Female 121 48 ref
Male 304 72 1.00 0.78–1.27 0.98
Presenting Symptom Asymptomatic 166 39 ref
Headache 72 17 0.90 0.65–1.23 0.49
Motor/sensory 83 20 1.06 0.79–1.43 0.70
Seizure 34 8 0.98 0.63–1.52 0.93
Mental status change 56 13 1.15 0.82–1.62 0.42
Other 14 3 0.90 0.44–1.84 0.77
Hemorrhage Present in BM at Diagnosis No 177 42 ref
Yes 248 58 1.04 0.83–1.30 0.73
LMD No 363 85 ref ref
Yes (time-dependent variable) 62 15 3.59 2.69–4.78 <0.0001 3.63 2.71–4.87 <0.0001
BRAF Status Wildtype 184 43 ref
Mutated 206 48 0.98 0.78–1.23 0.87
Pre-BM Immunotherapy No 226 53 ref ref
Yes 199 47 1.34 1.08–1.67 0.0089 1.40 1.12–1.75 0.003
Systemic Burden at BM No extracranial disease 42 10 ref ref
Extracranial disease present 372 88 1.97 1.28–3.04 0.002 1.67 1.07–2.60 0.02
*

Variables significant in the unadjusted models were brought forward.