Table 3 Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors involved in survival.

From: PD-L1 predicts poor prognosis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma irrespective of PD-1 and EBV-DNA load

Variables

β

P value 1

Hazard ratio

95% confidence interval

Age

0.051

0.130

1.053

0.985–1.125

Clinical stage (I-III vs IV) 2

āˆ’0.967

0.307

0.380

0.060–2.430

GTVnx

0.017

0.156

1.017

0.994–1.041

PD-L1 H-score

0.016

0.028 *

1.016

1.002–1.031

  1. 1Cox regression analysis. 2According to the 7th Edition of the AJCC/UICC Staging System for Nasopharyngeal Cancer. * P < 0.05.