Table 2.
Time to Progress and Progression-Free Survival According to Characteristic Features of the Patients and Type of Salvage Therapy (N=66)
| Characteristic features | Time to progress (month; range) |
PFS, median (month; 95% CI) |
Unadjusted HR (%; 95% CI) |
Adjusted HR (%; 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.69 (0.32-0-1.48) | 1.17 (0.49-2.78) | ||
| ≤ 40 years (n=12) | 4.1 (0.4-64) | 3.30 (0.00-7.47) | ||
| > 40 years (n=54) | 10.9 (0.2-62.5) | 12.30 (8.86-15.74) | ||
| Stage | 1.81 (1.02-3.23) | 1.65 (0.82-3.13) | ||
| II (n=37) | 9.8 (0.2-64) | 12.37 (1.98-22.76) | ||
| III-IV (n=29) | 6.9 (0.3-62.5) | 10.47 (2.94-17.99) | ||
| Performance status | 1.59 (0.88-2.86) | 1.92 (1.02-3.62) | ||
| 0-1 (n=63) | 9.8 (0.2-64) | 11.23 (7.31-15.16) | ||
| 2-4 (n=3) | 1.4 (0.4-17.9) | 1.37 (7.21-15.25) | ||
| Treatment-free interval | 0 (0-0.16) | 0 (0-0.14) | ||
| ≤ 6 months (n=25) | 2.9 (0.2-5.5) | 2.93 (1.68-4.19) | ||
| > 6 months (n=41) | 16.5 (6.1-64) | 18.62 (3.50-34.16) | ||
| Type of failures | 0.73 (0.72-1.60) | 0.19 (0.87-2.07) | ||
| Local (n=45) | 17.1 (0.3-64.0) | 10.5 (6.9-14.1) | ||
| Systemic (n=26) | 16.5 (0.2-59.5) | 15.4 (6.8-23.9) | ||
| Local and Systemic (n=14) | 10.0 (0.4-40.2) | 7.6 (1.6-13.6) | ||
| Primary treatment | 1.61 (0.90-2.87) | 1.47 (0.75-2.87) | ||
| CCRT (n=34) | 12.3 (0.3-59.5) | 12.37 (6.96-17.78) | ||
| CCRT+ACT (n=32) | 6.8 (0.2-64) | 8.03 (2.16-13.91) | ||
| Salvage therapy | 1.25 (0.92-1.71) | 1.02 (0.77-1.35) | ||
| Radiation therapy (n=8) | 12.1 (2.1-27.6) | 12.90 (8.69-17.11) | ||
| Surgery (n=2) | 46.9 (29.8-64) | 29.80 (18.4-72.6) | ||
| Chemotherapy (n=29) | 8.5 (0.3-62.5) | 9.83 (2.41-17.25) | ||
| Combined treatment (n=18) | 15.1 (2.3-59.5) | 23.07 (4.07-42.07) | ||
| Supportive care (n=9) | 1.4 (0.2-4.5) | 2.93 (0-2.82) |
Note: Performance status referred to performance status of the patients at the time of event; Time to progress referred to duration from the start of salvage therapy to progression of disease; Treatment-free interval referred to duration from the last date of primary treatment to the date of even