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Table 6 Results of prognostic factors related to bone survival

From: Spinal bone metastases in colorectal cancer: a retrospective analysis of stability, prognostic factors and survival after palliative radiotherapy

Parameter

p-value

HR

CL

Karnofsky PS (≥ 70% vs. < 70%)

< 0.0001

26.85

10.95–65.87

Chemotherapy (yes vs. no)

< 0.01

0.49

0.29–0.84

Targeted agents (yes vs. no)

n.s.

0.83

0.43–1.6

Bisphosphonate therapy (yes vs. no)

< 0.05

0.5

0.28–0.89

Visceral metastases (yes vs. no)

n.s.

2.07

0.88–4.9

Number of bone metastases (1 vs. > 1)

n.s.

1.32

0.83–2.1

  1. Abbreviations: Karnofsky PS Karnofsky performance score, HR Hazard Ratio, CI Confidence Limits of the results for a confidence level of 95%, n.s. not significant
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