Table 1 Clinical and treatment features with associated OS.

From: Outcome of multidisciplinary treatment of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Variables

N

Univariate

Multivariate

Median OS (month)

P value

Hazard ratio

P value

Age at diagnosis

> 35 years

42

12

0.449

  

18–35 years

57

17

   

≤ 18 years

62

18

   

Sex

Female

89

21

0.009

0.581

0.088

Male

72

13

   

Tumor site

Visceral

90

15

0.138

  

Non-visceral

71

18

   

Surgery

Yes

136

18

< 0.001

0.362

0.005

No

25

10

   

Chemotherapy

Yes

135

17

0.001

2.547

0.225

No

26

13.5

   

Radiotherapy

Yes

67

19

0.235

  

No

94

14

   

Tumor diameter

≤ 5 cm

34

17

0.049

1.393

0.029

> 5 cm, ≤ 10 cm

58

22.5

   

> 10 cm

45

14

   

Unknown

24

14.5

   

Lymph node status

No metastasis

55

26

0.024

1.374

0.122

Metastasis

17

15

   

Unknown

89

14

   

Pretreatment LDH level

Elevated

15

12

0.062

  

Normal

28

28

   

Unknown

118

15.5

   

Resection

R0

62

19.5

< 0.001

1.045

0.678

R1

6

12.5

   

R2

18

6.5

   

Extent of resection unknown

50

19

   

Biopsy only

25

10

   

Tumor stage

II

15

26

0.107

  

III

33

22

   

IV

43

12

   

Stage unknown

70

15

   

Cycles of chemotherapy

> 10

32

33

< 0.001

0.370

< 0.001

4–10

77

16

   

< 4

23

12

   

No chemotherapy

26

13.5

   

Cycles unknown

3

19

   

Dose of radiotherapy

> 50 Gy

24

28.5

0.376

  

> 30 Gy, ≤ 50 Gy

33

18

   

≤ 30 Gy

10

15.5

   

No radiotherapy

94

14

   

Chemotherapy regimen

VDC/IE

87

18

0.017

1.082

0.814

Other regimens

42

16.5

   

Regimen unknown

6

9.5

   

No chemotherapy

26

13.5