Table 2 Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of the TCGA-LIHC, LEC, and KOREAN cohorts.

From: NELFE-Dependent MYC Signature Identifies a Unique Cancer Subtype in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Clinical variable

HR (95% CI)

p valuea

HR (95% CI)

p valuea

HR (95% CI)

p valuea

Univariate Analysis

TCGA-LIHC

LEC

KOREAN

20-NDMT Signature (NDMTs vs. Non-NDMTs)

2.9 (1.8–4.8)

<0.001

1.9 (1.1–3.1)

0.015

2.3 (1.1–5.1)

0.035

Sex (Male vs. Female)

0.7 (0.5–1.2)

0.225

1.4 (0.8–2.3)

0.227

1.1 (0.4–2.9)

0.828

Age, years (≥50 vs <50)

1.2 (0.6–2.2)

0.582

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.148

0.9 (0.4–2.0)

0.726

Cirrhosis (Yes vs No)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

0.535

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

0.191

2.3 (0.8–6.4)

0.128

AFP (>400 ng/ml vs ≤400 ng/ml)

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

0.836

1.4 (0.9–2.4)

0.161

1.3 (0.6–2.9)

0.501

Microvascular invasion (Yes vs No)

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

0.334

1.4 (0.6–3.3)

0.398

3.2 (1.5–6.9)

0.003

TNM staging (II + III vs I)

2.1 (1.3–3.6)

0.005

NA

NA

2.2 (1.0–4.8)

0.046

BCLC Staging (B&C vs A)

3.1 (1.5–6.3)

0.002

0.7 (0.2–2.9)

0.595

2.0 (0.7–5.5)

0.167

Tumor size (>3 cm vs ≤3 cm)

NA

NA

1.5 (0.7–3.2)

0.329

1.8 (0.7–4.7)

0.233

Histological grade (II-IV vs I)

1.1 (0.5–2.3)

0.790

0.5 (0.1–2.0)

0.322

NA

NA

Child-Pugh class (B vs A)

2.1 (0.9–5.1)

0.101

NA

NA

NA

NA

Multivariate Analysis b

20-NDMT Signature (NDMTs vs. Non-NDMTs)

2.6 (1.3–5.1)

0.005

    

BCLC staging (B&C vs A)

3.1 (1.5–6.3)

0.002

    

Multivariate Analysis c

20-NDMT Signature (NDMTs vs. Non-NDMTs)

2.6 (1.5–4.5)

p < 0.001

    

TNM staging (II + III vs I)

2.1 (1.2–3.5)

0.006

    
  1. Note: Bold indicates significant p values.
  2. Abbreviations: AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BCLC, Barcelona clinic liver cancer; BMI, body mass index; NA, not available.
  3. aUnivariate analyses.
  4. bMultivariate analysis, Cox proportional hazards regression for Cirrhosis, AFP status, and BCLC staging.
  5. cMultivariate analysis, Cox proportional hazards regression adjusting for Cirrhosis, AFP status, and TNM staging.