Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis of the correlation between OS and the analyzed independent variables.

From: Metronomic capecitabine vs. best supportive care in Child-Pugh B hepatocellular carcinoma: a proof of concept

Variable

Univariate

Multivariate

Median OS (95% CI)

p-value

Hazard Ratio OS (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

  Male

9.1 (6.1–12.1)

0.100

  

  Female

5.1 (3.9–6.3)

   

Etiology

  Viral

6.1 (4.9–7.3)

0.309

  

  Non-Viral

5.1 (3.8–6.4)

   

Era of enrollment

  2006–2011 (0)

6.1 (4.1–8.1)

0.960

  

  2012–2017 (1)

5.0 (2.2–7.8)

  

Child-Pugh

  B7

6.1 (4.7–7.5)

0.816

  

  B8-B9

5.1 (3.3–6.9)

  

BCLC

  B

7.8 (6.3–9.3)

0.092

*Excluded for co-linearity with macrovascular invasion and extra-hepatic spread

 

  C

5.0 (3.6–6.4)

 

ECOG-PS

  0

6.1 (4.8–7.5)

0.533

  

  1–2

5.4 (4.0–6.8)

  

Macrovascular invasion

  Absent

7.1 (5.5–8.7)

0.042

1.336 (0.876–2.040)

0.179

  Present

5.0 (3.8–6.2)

  

Extra-hepatic spread

  Absent

7.0 (5.9–8.1)

0.058

1.950 (1.135–3.350)

0.016

  Present

3.1 (2.9–3.3)

  

AFP (ng/mL)

<400

6.1 (4.5–7.7)

0.151

  

>400

5.4 (3.0–7.8)

  

Treatment group

  MC

7.5 (3.7–11–3)

0.013

0.525 (0.332–0.829)

0.006

  BSC

5.1 (4.1–6.1)

  
  1. BCLC = Barcellona Clinic Liver Cancer; ECOG-PS = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-Performance Status; AFP = Alpha-fetoprotein; MC = Metronomic capecitabine; BSC = Best supportive care.