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. 2021 Nov 23;54(4):1017–1029. doi: 10.4143/crt.2021.1007

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of pCR and MPR for neoadjuvant chemotherapy or combined with immunotherapy group

Characteristic Univariate for pCR and MPR in neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy group Univariate for pCR and MPR in neoadjuvant chemotherapy group


p-value for pCR Odds ratio (95% CI) p-value for MPR Odds ratio (95% CI) p-value for pCR Odds ratio (95% CI) p-value for MPR Odds ratio (95% CI)
Sex

Male or female 0.129 2.851 (0.737–11.031) 0.102 3.517 (1.023–12.097) 0.590 - 0.793 0.805 (0.160–4.046)

Age (yr)

 < 61 or ≥ 61 0.340 0.624 (0.237–1.643) 0.388 0.534 (0.922–5.930) 0.973 0.976 (0.228–4.171) 0.349 0.563 (0.169–1.876)

Smoking history (smoker, ex-smoker or never smoker) 0.695 1.265 (0.391–4.096) 0.138 2.420 (0.753–7.774) 0.860 1.217 (0.137–10.803) 0.456 2.250 (0.267–18.955)

Histology 0.082 0.014 0.644 0.349

 Squamous cell carcinomas 0.983 0.987 (0.293–3.326) 0.897 0.923 (0.273–3.118) 0.460 0.408 (0.038–4.395) 0.935 0.909 (0.091–9.035)

 Adenocarcinoma 0.068 4.500 (0.893–22.668) 0.025 5.777 (1.241–25.878) 0.349 0.286 (0.021–3.921) 0.349 0.286 (0.021–3.921)

 Others 1 1 1 1

Neoadjuvant therapy number of cycles (≤ 2 or >2) 0.187 0.532 (0.208–1.358) 0.429 0.699 (0.288–1.696) 0.544 1.673 (0.317–8.830) 0.342 1.944 (0.493–7.666)

N (N0 or N1–2) 0.007 17.419 (2.190–138.540) 0.001 9.130 (2.413–34.546) 0.095 0.162 (0.019–1.374) 0.039 0.192 (0.040–0.923)

Baseline CEA (normal or high) 0.033 3.261 (1.103–9.637) 0.018 3.281 (1.231–8.745) 0.859 1.146 (0.256–5.127) 0.874 1.102 (0.330–3.687)

Preoperative CEA (normal or high) 0.150 3.266 (0.653–16.338) 0.296 2.000 (0.545–7.337) 0.657 0.710 (0.156–3.221) 0.988 0.990 (0.275–3.561)

Baseline SCC (normal or high) 0.304 0.591 (0.217–1.610) 0.164 0.502 (0.191–1.324) 0.924 0.929 (0.207–4.173) 0.410 0.607 (0.185–1.992)

Preoperative SCC (normal or high) 0.564 0.684 (0.189–2.478) 0.135 2.640 (0.738–9.439) 0.409 0.540 (0.125–2.332) 0.643 0.741 (0.208–2.640)

Baseline TPSA (normal or high) 0.539 0.727 (0.263–2.009) 0.964 0.977 (0.366–2.609) 0.658 1.403 (0.314–6.260) 0.612 1.366 (0.409–4.557)

Preoperative TPSA (normal or high) 0.173 2.631 (0.654–10.590) 0.101 3.136 (0.878–10.209) 0.628 1.429 (0.260–7.854) 0.643 1.343 (0.386–4.668)

Baseline NLR (normal or high) 0.001 6.286 (2.117–18.668) 0.005 4.371 (1.556–12.282) 0.020 12.000 (1.498–11.28) 0.090 6.000 (0.756–47.63)

Preoperative NLR (normal or high) 0.004 4.500 (1.614–12.549) 0.023 2.931 (1.159–7.413) 0.032 6.240 (1.175–33.144) 0.039 3.636 (1.069–12.375)

CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CI, confidence interval; MPR, major pathologic response; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; pCR, pathological complete response; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma antigen; TPSA, total prostate specific antigen.