Table 3 Cox proportional hazards regression for progression-free survival and overall survival of newly diagnosed patients.

From: The surgical resection of the primary tumor increases survival in patients with EGFR-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a tertiary center cohort study

 

Progression-free survival

Overall survival

HR (95% CI)

p-value

HR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

≥ 60 versus < 60

0.71 (0.43–1.19)

0.195

1.09 (0.52–2.29)

0.811

Sex

Male versus female

1.57 (0.86–2.88)

0.141

1.48 (0.64–3.39)

0.359

Tumor size

> 3 cm versus < 3 cm

1.07 (0.47–2.46)

0.873

0.93 (0.26–3.30)

0.915

Nodal involvement

Positive versus negative

1.65 (0.75–3.60)

0.212

1.81 (0.52–6.30)

0.354

EGFR mutation

Del 19 versus L858R

0.79 (0.44–1.42)

0.428

1.19 (0.52–2.72)

0.678

Brain metastasis

Presence versus absence

2.25 (1.06–4.77)

0.034

1.13 (0.35–3.59)

0.843

EGFR-TKI

2nd generation versus 1st generation EGFR-TKI

0.63 (0.35–1.12)

0.113

0.62 (0.27–1.40)

0.250

Surgery

With primary tumor resection versus without primary tumor resection

0.14 (0.07–0.26)

< 0.001

0.12 (0.04–0.36)

< 0.001

  1. EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor.