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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of survival in patients undergoing radical cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenopathy

From: The impact of perivesical lymph node metastasis on clinical outcomes of bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy

 

Progression-free survival

Cancer-specific survival

Overall survival

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

Lymph node status

 Group 1; PVLN(−)/non-PVLN(−)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Group 2; PVLN(+)/non-PVLN(−)

2.086 (0.325–13.38)

0.438

0.559 (0.117–2.665)

0.465

33.28 (1.719–644.3)

0.020

3.570 (0.525–24.27)

0.193

3.224 (0.593–17.54)

0.176

1.977 (0.496–7.874)

0.334

 Group 3; PVLN(−)/non-PVLN(+)

6.191 (1.869–20.51)

0.003

1.523 (0.570–4.068)

0.401

8.894 (1.128–70.34)

0.038

3.166 (0.630–15.93)

0.162

1.403 (0.423–4.657)

0.580

1.657 (0.509–5.398)

0.402

 Group 4; PVLN(+)/non-PVLN(+)

22.62 (6.259–81.76)

< 0.001

1.448 (0.571–3.671)

0.435

142.6 (25.61–794.0)

< 0.001

7.667 (1.894–31.05)

0.004

12.36 (3.751–40.72)

< 0.001

3.474 (1.376–8.771)

0.008

Age (years)

 ≤ 69

1 (reference)

 

NA

1 (reference)

 

NA

1 (reference)

 

NA

 ≥ 70

1.237 (0.662–2.313)

0.505

1.074 (0.431–2.675)

0.878

1.581 (0.847–2.951)

0.150

Sex

 Male

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Female

0.601 (0.279–1.297)

0.195

1.066 (0.379–2.996)

0.904

0.289 (0.091–0.917)

0.035

< 0.001 (0-Infinity)

0.997

0.543 (0.248–1.191)

0.128

0.503 (0.170–1.486)

0.214

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

 No

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Yes

2.994 (1.117–8.028)

0.029

2.484 (1.036–5.952)

0.041

0.865 (0.214–3.504)

0.840

0.615 (0.121–3.134)

0.559

0.636 (0.243–1.664)

0.356

0.507 (0.150–1.710)

0.274

Histology

 Conventional

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Variants

0.951 (0.441–2.050)

0.898

0.475 (0.183–1.234)

0.126

1.525 (0.490–4.746)

0.466

1.723 (0.488–6.083)

0.398

2.039 (0.947–4.386)

0.069

1.442 (0.614–3.391)

0.401

pT stage

 ≤ 2

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 ≥ 3

5.547 (2.917–10.55)

< 0.001

5.829 (2.238–15.18)

< 0.001

6.293 (2.494–15.88)

< 0.001

2.716 (0.623–11.87)

0.184

3.392 (1.796–6.406)

< 0.001

2.057 (0.842–5.024)

0.113

Surgical margin

 Negative

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Positive

7.764 (2.086–28.89)

0.002

1.766 (0.681–4.578)

0.242

4.713 (0.752–29.53)

0.098

2.640 (0.588–11.86)

0.205

4.051 (1.148–14.30)

0.030

2.472 (0.949–6.443)

0.064

Adjuvant therapy

 No

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Yes

5.929 (2.700–13.02)

< 0.001

1.867 (0.891–3.914)

0.098

5.372 (1.835–15.73)

0.002

1.205 (0.429–3.387)

0.724

1.365 (0.644–2.896)

0.417

0.619 (0.289–1.324)

0.216

  1. Abbreviations: HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, PVLN perivesical lymph node, NA not assessed