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Table 4 Uni- and multivariate analyses of prognostic factors of worse survival after single pulmonary metastasectomy (PM)

From: Survival prognostic and recurrence risk factors after single pulmonary metastasectomy

Variables

Univariate

Multivariate

HR (95% CI)

p value

HR (95% CI)

p value

Female sex

1.27 (0.69–2.34)

0.45

  

Age > 70 years

0.83 (0.39–1.75)

0.62

  

Non-colorectal tumour

2.44 (1.12–5.29)

0.02

2.40 (1.11–5.22)

0.03

Previous extra-thoracic metastases

0.81 (0.42–1.56)

0.55

  

Chemotherapy before first PM

1.00 (0.54–1.85)

0.99

  

DFI1 < 12 months

1.32 (0.66–2.65)

0.43

  

Synchronous metastasis

1.97 (0.82–4.70)

0.13

  

VATS

1.04 (0.44–2.48)

0.93

  

Wedge resection

0.93 (0.47–1.86)

0.84

  

Margins of the pulmonary metastasis < 5 mm

0.80 (0.43–1.49)

0.48

  

Size of the pulmonary metastasis < 20 mm

0.96 (0.43–2.18)

0.93

  

Mediastinal lymph nodes involvement

3.60 (1.08–12.03)

0.04

3.42 (1.03–11.41)

0.04

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, PM pulmonary metastasectomy, DFI1 disease-free interval (defined as the interval between primary tumour resection and first PM), VATS Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery