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Table 4 Prognostic factor analysis of 39 patients treated with FOLFIRINOX as a second-line treatment

From: Attenuated FOLFIRINOX in the salvage treatment of gemcitabine-refractory advanced pancreatic cancer: a phase II study

Variable

Progression-free survival

Overall survival

Median, months (95% CI)

Univariate (p value)

Multivariate hazard ratio (p value)

Median, months (95% CI)

Univariate (p value)

Multivariate hazard ratio (p value)

Age

 ≤ 60 years

2.3 (0.89–3.71)

0.209

0.565 (0.193)

8.5 (3.39–13.61)

0.514

0.563 (0.209)

 > 60 years

4.83 (2.15–7.51)

8.63 (5.58–11.69)

Sex

 Male

3.3 (1.28–5.32)

0.827

 

8.5 (4.49–12.51)

0.854

 

 Female

3.73 (0–9.46)

8.83 (5.24–12.42)

Extent of disease

 Locally advanced

1.77 (0–4.22)

0.465

1.318 (0.616)

9.67 (7.22–12.12)

0.14

0.379 (0.05)

 Metastatic

4.7 (1.86–7.54)

6.37 (3.56–9.18)

Primary tumor location

 Head

4.7 (0.51–8.89)

0.332

0.711 (0.399)

8.83 (5.55–12.11)

0.569

0.862 (0.719)

 Body or tail

2.9 (1.44–4.36)

7.6 (1.74–13.46)

Liver metastasis

 Yes

6.53 (2.04–11.02)

0.414

0.642 (0.29)

6.37 (2.94–9.8)

0.459

1.052 (0.897)

 No

2.9 (0–6.19)

8.67 (8.18–9.16)

CA19-9 value (U/mL)

 > 10 times of UNL

3.93 (1.52–6.35)

0.972

 

8.5 (5.51–11.49)

0.653

 

 ≤ 10 times of UNL

3.77 (1.17–6.37)

8.83 (2.66–14.99)

  1. CA19-9 carbohydrate antigen 19-9, UNL upper normal limit