Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of survival outcomes of hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer patients.

From: Survival in patients with HR+/HER2− metastatic breast cancer treated with initial endocrine therapy versus initial chemotherapy. A French population-based study

Characteristics

PFS

OS

Univariate HR (95% CI)

P

Multivariate HR (95% CI)

P

Univariate HR (95% CI)

P

Multivariatea HR (95% CI)

P

Initial systemic therapy

  Initial chemotherapy

1

0.0452

1

0.0472

1

0.2623

1

0.0004

  Initial endocrine therapy

0.84 (0.70–0.99)

0.83 (0.69–0.99)

0.90 (0.75–1.08)

0.71 (0.58–0.86)

Primary metastatic disease

  No

1

<0.0001

1

0.0004

1

0.0765

  Yes

0.69 (0.58–0.83)

0.71 (0.59–0.86)

0.85 (0.70–1.02)

 

Initial metastatic sites

  Bone only

1

0.0016

1

0.0158

1

0.0007

1

0.1673

  Visceral or multiple

1.34 (1.12–1.60)

1.26 (1.04–1.51)

1.40 (1.15–1.69)

1.15 (0.94–1.41)

Hormonal status

  Premenopausal

1

0.1695

1

0.2323

1

0.0001

1

0.1434

  Postmenopausal

1.16 (0.94–1.43)

1.15 (0.92–1.43)

1.55 (1.29–1.87)

1.23 (0.93–1.63)

Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)

  CCI = 0

1

0.0368

1

0.0297

1

<0.0001

1

0.0195

  CCI > 0

1.20 (1.01–1.42)

1.22 (1.02–1.47)

1.51 (1.23–1.84)

1.27 (1.04–1.55)

Primary endocrine resistance

  No

1

0.0215

1

0.4450

1

0.0565

1

0.2596

  Yes

1.32 (1.04–1.67)

1.10 (0.86–1.42)

1.27 (0.99–1.63)

1.17 (0.89–1.53)

Age at MBC diagnosis

  <65 years

1

0.5689

1

<0.0001

1

0.0147

  ≥65 years

1.05 (0.89–1.25)

 

1.64 (1.36–1.98)

1.32 (1.06–1.65)

Primary tumour type

  Ductal

1

0.7039

1

0.8611

  Lobular

1.04 (0.84–1.30)

 

1.02 (0.81-1.29)

 

Primary tumour diagnosis year

  <2008

1

0.2060

1

0.8779

  ≥2008

1.12 (0.94–1.34)

 

1.01 (0.84–1.22)

 
  1. Bold values indicate statistically significant results.
  2. MBC metastatic breast cancer.
  3. aWith an interaction between “primary metastatic disease” and time.