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Table 5 Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors for overall survival

From: Brain metastases from solid tumors: disease outcome according to type of treatment and therapeutic resources of the treating center

Overall survival

Univariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

 

HR (95% CI)

p value

HR (95% CI)

p value

Age (≤ 65 vs >65)

1.31 (0.93-1.87)

0.12

  

Sex (male vs female)

1.37 (0.99-1.91)

0.06

  

Primary Tumor

NA

0.01

NA

0.017

Site

NA

0.60

  

(subtentorial vs supratentorial)

0.72 (0.40-1.29)

0.28

  

(supratentorial and subtentorial vs

supratentorial )

1.40 (0.96-2.05)

0.75

  

(supratentorial and subtentorial vs

subtentorial

1.93 (1.1-2.53)

0.03

  

Neurologic Symptom (yes vs no)

1.51 (1.06-2.14)

0.02

0.66 (0.44-0.99)

0.046

RPA-RTOG classes

NA

0.21

  

(2 vs 1)

1.18 (0.77-1.70)

0.43

  

(3 vs 1)

1.78 (0.93-3.43)

0.08

  

(2 vs 3)

0.66 (0.36-1.19)

0.16

  

Type of treatment

NA

< 0.0001

 

0.02

(CT vs WBRT)

1.05 (0.72-1.53)

0.78

1.16 (0.76-1.76)

0.47

(Surgery/SRS vs WBRT)

0.37 (0.23-0.61)

< 0.0001

0.47 (0.26-0.87)

0.02

(Surgery/SRS vs CT)

0.35 (0.21-0.60)

< 0.0001

0.41 (0.21-0.77)

0.006

Number of brain metastases

NA

< 0.0001

 

0.013

(2-3 vs 1)

1.39 (0.86-2.24)

0.17

1.36 (0.79-2.34)

0.25

(>3 vs 1)

2.20 (1.48-3.27)

< 0.0001

2.04 (1.26-3.33)

0.004

(2-3 vs > 3)

0.63 (0.41-0.96)

0.03

0.66 (0.41-1.07)

0.10