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Table 5 Univariate analysis of recurrence free survival in all 171 patients (log-rank test)

From: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) as a safe alternative for the resection of pulmonary metastases: a retrospective cohort study

 

n

1-year

3-year

5-year

10-year

p-value†

Age (in years)

     

0.02†

   ≤ 53

88

73.8 (56)

55.9 (34)

44.9 (20)

37 (1)

 

   > 53

83

88.7 (65)

68.4 (31)

62.4 (19)

55.5 (2)

 

Sex

     

0.09

   Female

71

77.8 (47)

55 (25)

47.2 (15)

39.5 (2)

 

   Male

100

83.2 (74)

67.5 (40)

57.2 (24)

48 (1)

 

Race

     

0.27

   Caucasian

140

83 (102)

63.8 (54)

55.4 (33)

48.3 (3)

 

   non-Caucasian

31

72.1 (19)

54.7 (11)

42.2 (6)

21.1 (0)

 

PTT

     

< 0.001†

   Carcinoma

87

94 (76)

77.4 (45)

65.4 (28)

59.1 (2)

 

   Sarcoma

84

67.2 (45)

44.5 (20)

39.7 (11)

28.3 (1)

 

DFI-1

     

0.79

   < 1 years

34

84.9 (22)

58.2 (10)

58.2 (10)

58.2 (1)

 

   1 to 5 years

92

76.3 (62)

63 (37)

52.8 (20)

42.7 (1)

 

   > 5 years

45

88.4 (37)

62.8 (18)

49.4 (9)

35.1 (1)

 

Laterality

     

0.03†

   Unilateral

124

85.1 (96)

65.8 (51)

59.8 (31)

47.6 (1)

 

   Bilateral

47

69.3 (25)

51.2 (14)

34.9 (8)

34.9 (2)

 

Magnitude

     

0.02†

   Wedge

118

77.9 (80)

55.8 (42)

46.1 (28)

40 (2)

 

   All other

53

87.9 (41)

76.7 (23)

76.7 (11)

54.8 (1)

 

Number of lesions

     

0.05

   Single

48

91.4 (40)

69.3 (23)

62.7 (16)

51.2 (0)

 

   2–5

94

77.9 (65)

64.6 (34)

55.6 (19)

47.3 (3)

 

   > 5

29

72.9 (16)

40.1 (8)

27.5 (4)

27.5 (0)

 

Neoadjuvant

     

0.63

   No

99

78.4 (66)

62.2 (37)

51.6 (22)

41.3 (1)

 

   Yes

72

84.4 (55)

62.2 (28)

55 (17)

49.5 (2)

 

Procedure

     

0.27

   OPEN

135

78.9 (92)

60.9 (55)

50.5 (33)

41.5 (3)

 

   VATS

36

88.5 (29)

66.5 (10)

66.5 (6)

66.5 (0)

 
  1. *All survival rates are expressed as % (number at risk), unless specified otherwise.
  2. † Two-tailed p-value < 0.05 considered statistically significant.