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Table 5 Univariable Analysis (Log-rank)

From: Prognostic impact of the “Sekhar grading system for cranial Chordomas” in patients treated with pencil beam scanning proton therapy: an institutional analysis

 

Local recurrence

Overall survival

HR (95% CI)

p

HR (95% CI)

p

Age (years)

  > 42.5 (=median)

0.91 (0.46–1.82)

0.80

2.74 (1.11–7.69)

0.03

Sekhar score

  < 8

0.31 (0.09–1.03)

0.04

1.03 (0.34–2.64)

0.95

 8–12

1.29 (0.62–2.66)

0.49

0.73 (0.31–1.75)

0.46

  > 12

1.83 (0.82–4.06)

0.13

1.57 (0.51–4.04)

0.37

Number of sites involved

  > 3 (= median)

0.91 (0.46–1.81)

0.79

0.90 (0.38–2.17)

0.81

Vascular involvement (number of vessels)

  > 1 (= median)

1.90 (0.54–2.16)

0.82

0.80 (0.34–1.92)

0.61

  ≤ 2 vs > 2

1.00 (0.43–2.31)

0.99

1.12 (0.37–2.85)

0.83

Intradural invasion

 yes vs. no

1.38 (0.42–4.57)

0.60

0.75 (0.25–3.20)

0.64

PT for recurrent disease

 yes vs. no

3.19 (1.57–6.50)

< 0.01

1.92 (0.68–4.73)

0.17

Number of oncological surgeries

  > 1 (= median)

1.33 (0.67–2.64)

0.42

1.41 (0.60–3.45)

0.44

  ≤ 2 vs > 2

0.38 (0.17–0.85

0.01

0.28 (0.12–0.76)

< 0.01

Maximum extent of surgery

 GTR vs. STR or Biopsy

1.26 (0.38–4.11)

0.72

1.62 (0.26–5.67)

0.51

Surgical complications

 yes vs. no

1.90 (0.94–3.81)

0.07

2.84 (1.20–6.98)

0.01

Gross tumor volume (cc)

  > 26 (= median)

1.26 (0.63–2.50)

0.51

2.89 (1.13–8.85)

0.03

  ≤ 40 vs. >  40

2.34 (1.17–4.69)

0.01

0.19 (0.07–0.46)

< 0.01

Brainstem compression before PT

 yes vs. no

2.53 (1.27–5.01)

< 0.01

1.44 (0.55–3.47)

0.43

OA compression before PT

 yes vs. no

2.21 (1.02–4.76)

0.04

2.14 (0.76–5.29)

0.11

Brainstem or OA compression before PT

 yes vs. no

2.46 (1.22–4.96)

< 0.01

1.64 (0.69–3.95)

0.25

  1. PT proton therapy, GTR gross total resection, STR subtotal resection, cc cm3, OA optic apparatus