Table 3 Univariate analysis of baseline characteristics according to tumour response and time to progression (TTP)

From: Arterial phase enhancement and body mass index are predictors of response to chemoembolisation for liver metastases of endocrine tumours

 

Tumour response

TTP

 

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P

Hazard ratio

95% confidence interval

P

Agea

1.01

(0.97; 1.06)

0.587

0.98

(0.95; 1.01)

0.189

Gender (F vs M)

1.44

(0.53; 3.91)

0.468

0.74

(0.40; 1.39)

0.347

Body mass indexa

1.32

(0.99; 1.29)

0.069

0.86

(0.78; 0.95)

0.002

Pancreatic primary tumour

1.33

(0.45; 3.93)

0.610

1.11

(0.56; 2.17)

0.769

Functioning tumour

3.83

(1.27; 11.52)

0.016

0.72

(0.39; 1.33)

0.299

Primary lesion diametera

0.77

(0.57; 1.03)

0.08

1.14

(1.02; 1.28)

0.019

Resected primary lesion

0.76

(0.27; 2.18)

0.615

1.4

(0.75; 2.62)

0.287

Extra-hepatic lesion(s)

0.83

(0.30; 2.30)

0.716

1.6

(0.87; 2.96)

0.131

Previous chemotherapy

0.97

(0.32; 2.92)

0.96

1.75

(0.92; 3.35)

0.091

Progressive or aggressive disease

0.56

(0.20; 1.64)

0.284

1.37

(0.69; 2.74)

0.371

Concomitant treatment with somatostatin analogues

0.91

(0.33; 2.55)

0.864

1.27

(0.69; 2.35)

0.447

MIB-1a

0.85

(0.67; 1.09)

0.197

1.04

(1.004; 1.069)

0.026

Hepatic lesion longest diametera

0.99

(0.97; 1)

0.22

1.01

(0.99; 1.01)

0.314

Liver replacement >50%

0.57

(0.20; 1.66)

0.305

1.98

(1.06; 3.70)

0.033

Arterial phase enhancement

2.55

(0.72; 9.02)

0.146

0.58

(0.3; 1.14)

0.115

Hepatic lesion homogeneous pattern

0.99

(0.31; 3.18)

0.985

0.87

(0.41; 1.87)

0.728

Streptozotocin vs doxorubicin

2.83

(0.88; 9.04)

0.073

0.997

(0.49; 2.02)

0.993

  1. aQuantitative variables.