Table 1 Uni- and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of progression-free (A) and overall (B) survival based on CTC counts, previous and newly defined baseline characteristics.

From: Automated enumeration and phenotypic characterization of CTCs and tdEVs in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer

  

Univariable

Multivariable

  

Cox proportional hazard

Cox proportional hazard

Variable

Categories

HR (95% CI)

Pa

HR (95% CI)

Pa

(A) PFS

  Age

Continuous

1.018 (0.993–1.043)

0.159

  

  Chemotherapy status

Naïve vs. pretreated

2.601 (1.729–3.912)

<0.0001

2.832 (1.467–5.467)

0.002

  Prior ARSi exposure

No vs. yes

1.715 (1.011–2.909)

0.045

1.030 (0.444–2.388)

0.945

  Metastases at start of study

Non-visceral/nodal vs. visceral

2.402 (1.459–3.953)

0.001

0.938 (0.478–1.842)

0.852

  Baseline PSA

Continuous

1.002 (1.001–1.002)

<0.0001

1.001 (1.000–1.002)

0.018

  Baseline LDH

Continuous

1.001 (1.001–1.002)

<0.0001

1.000 (1.000–1.001)

0.528

  Baseline CTC (/7.5 mL)

Continuous

1.003 (1.002–1.005)

<0.0001

1.003 (1.002–1.004)

<0.0001

  Baseline SI

Continuous

1.918 (1.196–3.075)

0.007

1.701 (0.812–3.563)

0.159

(B) OS

  Age

Continuous

1.008 (0.971–1.048)

0.671

  

  Chemotherapy status

Naïve vs. pretreated

3.567 (1.875–6.786)

0.0001

3.372 (1.532–7.423)

0.003

  Prior ARSi exposure

No vs. yes

1.853 (0.884–3.884)

0.102

  

  Metastases at start of study

Non-visceral/nodal vs. visceral

2.879 (1.509–5.493)

0.001

1.657 (0.741–3.704)

0.219

  Baseline PSA

Continuous

1.002 (1.001–1.003)

<0.0001

1.002 (1.000–1.003)

0.009

  Baseline LDH

Continuous

1.001 (1.0004–1.002)

0.001

0.999 (0.997–1.000)

0.053

  Baseline CTC (/7.5 mL)

Continuous

1.003 (1.002–1.004)

<0.0001

1.006 (1.002–1.010)

0.003

  Baseline SI

Continuous

3.034 (1.479–6.228)

0.002

1.901 (0.748–4.830)

0.177

  1. PFS progression-free survival, OS overall survival, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, CTC circulating tumor cells, PSA prostate-specific antigen, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, SI Shannon index.
  2. Bold values indicate statistical significance < 0.05.
  3. aP values from Wald test of Z statistic.