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Table 2 Univariate Cox’s regression analysis of prognostic factors for overall survival (N = 40)

From: Oligometastatic head and neck cancer: Which patients benefit from radical local treatment of all tumour sites?

Parameter

Univariate

 

HR (95% CI)

p value

ECOG, per point

2.8 (1.6–4.7)

< 0.001

Bone metastases, yes versus no

7.3 (2.6–20.5)

< 0.001

Brain metastases, yes versus no

12.5 (2.5–69.6)

0.004

Total tumor volume, per 100 cm3

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

0.005

Pulmonary metastases, yes versus no

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

0.011

Locoregional tumor volume, per 100 cm3

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

0.029

Total metastases volume, per 100 cm3

2.5 (1.1–5.7)

0.031

Radiotherapy dose, BED10 per 10 Gy

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.052

Number of involved organ systems

0.4 (0.1–1.3)

0.110

Time interval from OMD diagnosis to first local treatment, months

0.8 (0.6––1.1)

0.170

Number of metastases

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

0.189

Systemic treatment, yes versus no

1.6 (0.8–3.3)

0.229

Cetuximab, yes versus no

1.7 (0.6–4.5)

0.298

Distant nodal metastases, yes versus no

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

0.341

PET Staging

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

0.398

Hepatic metastases, yes versus no

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

0.407

Duration of local treatments for OMD, months

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.454

Age, per 10 years

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

0.460

Metachronous versus synchronous OMD

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

0.502

Checkpoint inhibitor treatment, yes versus no

1.6 (0.4–6.6)

0.553

Active locoregional tumor manifestation

1.2 (0.6–2.6)

0.574

Platin combination chemotherapy, yes versus no

0.9 (0.5–2.0)

0.859