Table 5 Multivariate COX proportional hazard analysis.

From: Soluble programmed death-ligand 1 rather than PD-L1 on tumor cells effectively predicts metastasis and prognosis in soft tissue sarcomas

 

RS

MS

OS

HR

95%CI

p-value

HR

95%CI

p-value

HR

95%CI

p-value

Male

1.24

0.47–3.26

0.650

0.75

0.35–1.61

0.470

0.90

0.36–2.26

0.830

Age

1.03

0.98–1.07

0.150

1.01

0.98–1.04

0.300

1.07

1.02–1.12

0.004

Size

0.97

0.91–1.05

0.570

0.97

0.30–2.93

0.350

1.01

0.94–1.07

0.770

Super-ficial

3.71 10-9

/

0.990

0.94

0.30–2.93

0.920

0.31

0.04–2.44

0.260

Trunk

2.68

1.02–6.99

0.043

0.97

0.41–2.31

0.950

1.48

0.56–3.87

0.410

sPD-L1 > 44.2

1.98

0.72–5.42

0.170

5.66

1.95–16.3

0.002

5.04

1.42–17.8

0.012

  1. For RS, only trunk lesions showed a significant HR. For MS, only high sPD-L1 showed a significant difference in the risk of metastasis. For OS, the HRs of sPD-L1 and age were significant.