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Table 2 The results of the univariate analyses and Cox multivariate analyses of factors predicting the PFS (n = 52)

From: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio has a role in predicting the effectiveness of nivolumab in Japanese patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a multi-institutional retrospective study

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Variables

HR (95% CI)

p Value*

HR (95% CI)

p Value*

Age

 (< 70 years vs. ≥70 years)

1.084 (0.57–2.06)

0.804

  

Sex

  (Male vs. Female)

1.281 (0.92–1.76)

0.137

  

Prior nephrectomy

 (yes vs. no)

2.341 (1.01–5.04)

0.046

  

ECOG PS

 (0 vs. ≥1)

2.072 (1.09–3.94)

0.026

  

Treatment line of nivolumab

 (2 vs. ≥3)

1.454 (0.77–2.75)

0.251

  

IMDC risk classification

 (Favorable, Intermediate vs. Poor)

2.331 (1.02–5.33)

0.045

  

Number of Metastatic Organ site

 (1,2 vs. ≥3)

1.023 (0.55–1.92)

0.944

  

CRP at baseline

 (< 10 mg/L vs. ≥10 mg/L)

1.001 (0.53–1.89)

0.997

  

NLR at baseline

 (< 3 vs. ≥3)

1.147 (0.60–2.12)

0.676

  

NLR at 4 weeks

  (< 3 vs. ≥3)

2.340 (1.19–4.59)

0.013

2.340 (1.19–4.59)

0.013

  1. *Cox proportional hazards model
  2. PFS Progression-free survival; HR Hazard ratio; CI Confidence interval; ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; PS Performance status; IMDC International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium; CRP C-reactive protein; NLR Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio