Table 3 Multivariate analysis of clinicopathological variables in relation to recurrence-free survival and overall survival in discovery cohort.

From: Preoperative detection of KRAS G12D mutation in ctDNA is a powerful predictor for early recurrence of resectable PDAC patients

Variable

Recurrence-free survival

Overall survival

HR (95% CI)

P

HR (95% CI)

P

KRAS mutation in ctDNA

 No

1.0 (reference)

0.559

1.0 (reference)

0.609

 Yes

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

 

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

 

KRAS G12D mutation in ctDNA

 No

1.0 (reference)

<0.001

1.0 (reference)

0.001

 Yes

5.1 (2.2–11.8)

 

4.0 (1.8–9.4)

 

Radiologic tumour size, cm

ALL

0.002

ALL

0.004

 ≤2

1.0 (reference)

 

1.0 (reference)

 

 >2, ≤4

2.3 (1.1–4.9)

0.024

2.1 (1.0–4.5)

0.052

 >4

8.4 (2.6–26.9)

<0.001

7.2 (2.2–22.9)

0.001

Pathological stage (AJCC, 8th edition)

ALL

<0.001

ALL

<0.001

 IA

1.0 (reference)

 

1.0 (reference)

 

 IB

0.8 (0.3–2.0)

0.581

1.0 (0.3–3.0)

0.989

 IIA

0.3 (0.1–1.2)

0.097

0.5 (0.1–2.1)

0.327

 IIB

1.9 (0.8–4.6)

0.16

2.8 (1.1–7.6)

0.04

 III

18.4 (6.1–55.7)

<0.001

34.8 (10.1–120.2)

<0.001

  1. ctDNA cell-free circulating tumour DNA, AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer