Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis for overall, cancer-specific and recurrence-free survival in the patients with pT3 UTUC.

From: Adjuvant radiotherapy for locally advanced upper tract urothelial carcinoma

 

Overall survival

Cancer-specific survival

Recurrence-free survival

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

Gender

1.21 (0.78–1.89)

0.391

1.01 (0.57–1.77)

0.981

1.39 (0.85–2.27)

0.188

1.35 (0.72–2.55)

0.353

1.25 (0.80–1.96)

0.323

1.27 (0.73–2.22)

0.403

Advanced age*

1.54 (1.22–1.94)

0.000

1.47 (1.14–1.88)

0.003

1.56 (1.21–2.01)

0.001

1.43 (1.09–1.88)

0.011

1.31 (1.05–1.65)

0.019

1.25 (0.98–1.60)

0.075

Current smoking

1.00 (0.73–1.38)

0.979

1.16 (0.78–1.74)

0.466

1.01 (0.71–1.44)

0.948

1.28 (0.81–2.03)

0.292

1.04 (0.75–1.45)

0.811

1.20 (0.80–1.80)

0.389

ASA score

 

0.972

 

0.798

 

0.730

 

0.255

 

0.225

 

0.120

Recurrent bladder tumor

1.40 (0.82–2.39)

0.220

1.23 (0.69–2.21)

0.477

1.19 (0.68–2.09)

0.542

1.01 (0.55–1.85)

0.986

1.02 (0.62–1.69)

0.926

1.30 (0.75–2.26)

0.344

Recurrent contralateral UTUC

1.15 (0.70–1.90)

0.586

1.08 (0.64–1.83)

0.767

1.49 (0.74–3.01)

0.270

1.50 (0.73–3.09)

0.274

1.17 (0.71–1.94)

0.533

1.23 (0.72–2.08)

0.446

CKD

1.33 (1.00–1.77)

0.052

1.50 (1.09–2.06)

0.012

1.42 (1.06–1.90)

0.019

1.64 (1.18–2.28)

0.003

1.38 (1.06–1.82)

0.019

1.66 (1.23–2.24)

0.001

Tumor grade

1.32 (0.65–2.66)

0.444

1.59 (0.75–3.37)

0.224

1.22 (0.61–2.47)

0.575

1.63 (0.77–3.48)

0.205

1.12 (0.63–1.99)

0.706

1.26 (0.68–2.34)

0.457

LVI

1.64 (1.29–2.08)

0.000

1.69 (1.30–2.19)

0.000

1.68 (1.30–2.17)

0.000

1.79 (1.35–2.37)

0.000

1.55 (1.22–1.99)

0.000

1.63 (1.24–2.14)

0.000

CIS

1.40 (1.07–1.83)

0.015

1.19 (0.88–1.61)

0.269

1.37 (1.02–1.84)

0.038

1.14 (0.81–1.60)

0.450

1.46 (1.12–1.91)

0.006

1.37 (1.02–1.85)

0.038

Positive surgical margin

1.57 (1.11–2.24)

0.012

1.64 (1.11–2.44)

0.014

1.65 (1.16–2.36)

0.005

1.76 (1.16–2.67)

0.008

1.48 (1.04–2.10)

0.027

1.73 (1.16–2.57)

0.007

Radiotherapy

0.99 (0.57–1.72)

0.979

0.59 (0.29–1.23)

0.158

0.94 (0.51–1.73)

0.844

0.60 (0.27–1.34)

0.213

0.92 (0.53–1.62)

0.777

0.71 (0.34–1.50)

0.371

Chemotherapy

0.68 (0.43–1.07)

0.099

0.42 (0.24–0.74)

0.003

0.57 (0.32–1.01)

0.056

0.33 (0.17–0.66)

0.002

0.69 (0.44–1.09)

0.113

0.43 (0.24–0.76)

0.004

  1. UTUC: upper tract urothelium carcinoma, HR: hazard ratio, CI: confidence interval, ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists, CKD: chronic kidney disease, LVI: lymphovascular invasion, CIS: carcinoma in situ.
  2. *Indicated that age exceeded the median age of the patient population, 68.6 years.
  3. Indicated that estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2.