Table 3 Cox univariate analysis and multivariate analysis of CTCs at the end-point follow-up visit.

From: Circulating tumour cells at baseline and late phase of treatment provide prognostic value in breast cancer

 

PFS

OS

Cox univariate analysis

Cox multivariate analysis

Cox univariate analysis

Cox multivariate analysis

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

CTC at the end-point follow-up visit

4.21 (1.77–9.99)

0.001

3.51 (1.35–9.13)

0.010

5.39 (1.52–19.11)

0.009

3.02 (0.70–13.05)

0.138

Intrinsic subtype

1.30 (0.97–1.74)

0.084

0.82 (0.44–1.51)

0.517

1.30 (0.88–1.93)

0.193

0.72 (0.26–1.94)

0.511

Stage

2.55 (1.70–3.83)

0.000

1.52 (0.63–3.68)

0.354

5.22 (2.53–10.78)

0.000

3.38 (0.68–16.73)

0.135

Risk categories

4.65 (2.12–10.19)

0.000

2.40 (0.49–11.60)

0.278

28.78 (3.80–217.68)

0.001

7.03 (0.37–133.32)

0.194

Histology

1.25 (0.52–3.00)

0.615

2.09 (0.69–6.31)

0.191

2.00 (0.66–5.99)

0.218

10.48 (1.72–63.67)

0.011

ER status

0.50 (0.23–1.10)

0.086

0.40 (0.08–1.86)

0.240

0.46 (0.16–1.26)

0.130

0.13 (0.01–1.51)

0.104

PR status

0.26 (0.10–0.69)

0.007

0.27 (0.09–0.84)

0.023

0.48 (0.15–1.51)

0.208

0.41 (0.08–2.09)

0.285

HER2 status

1.12 (0.52–2.39)

0.777

0.69 (0.26–1.80)

0.444

1.16 (0.42–3.20)

0.773

0.50 (0.10–2.51)

0.399

Ki67 status

2.06 (0.83–5.11)

0.120

1.24 (0.40–3.82)

0.709

3.71 (0.84–16.50)

0.085

1.09 (0.18–6.64)

0.926

Final model

   

0.000

   

0.000