Table 4

Univariate and multivariate analysis of survival time after IMLN recurrence

Factors

N

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis


Median (m)

p-value

HR

95%CI

p-value


As first site of metastasis

0.407

NS

Yes

121

34

No

12

64

Size of IMLN

0.984

NS

≤4 cm

116

51

>4 cm

17

38

DFI of IMLN recurrence

0.001*

1.4

0.7- 2.9

0.342

<2 y

44

31

≥2 y

89

63

Concurrent metastasis

0.024*

0.7

0.4- 0.9

0.031*

No and local

73

61

Visceral or bone

60

32

Endocrine therpay

0.000*

0.2

0.1- 0.5

0.001*

Yes

54

78

No

24

26

Chemotherapy

0.078

NS

Yes

72

34

No

61

62

Radiotherapy&

0.04*

0.3

0.1- 0.9

0.026*

Yes

59

63

No

74

32


&Radiotherapy included the patients who received RT as initial (7 cases) and palliative (52 cases) treatment

*p < 0.05

Chen et al. BMC Cancer 2010 10:479   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-10-479

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