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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis of overall survival

From: Wnt/β-catenin pathway as a potential prognostic and predictive marker in patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Clinical parameter

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

n (% )

Median (months)#

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

Age

  

0, 248

  

   < 65

38 (82, 6%)

70, 1%

   

   ≥ 65

8 (17, 4%)

75, 0%

Histopathologic cell type

  

0, 043*

NS

NS

   Serous

24 (52, 2%)

62, 5%

   

   Others

22 (47, 8%)

80, 8%

Residual tumor size

  

0, 134

  

   <1 cm

19 (41, 3%)

81, 1%

   

   > 1 cm

27 (58, 7%)

55, 9%

Performance status (ECOG)

  

0, 276

  

   0-1

43 (93, 5%)

71, 2%

   

   2

3 (6, 5%)

66, 6%

Tumor grade

  

0, 498

  

   G1, G2

21 (45, 6%)

32, 6

   

   G3, unknown

25 (54, 4%)

40, 4

Sensitivity to first-line chemotherapy

  

<0, 0001*

16, 84 (5, 07-55, 98)

<0, 0001*

   Resistant (<6 months)

26 (35, 1%)

21, 7%

   

   Sensitive (>6 months)

48 (64, 9%)

93, 4%

E-cadherin membranous

  

0, 472

  

   Negative

7 (15, 2%)

50, 0

   

   Positive

39 (84, 8%)

35, 7

E-cadherin cytoplasmic

1 (2, 2%)

-

-

  

   Negative

45 (97, 8%)

    

   Positive

 

β-catenin membranous

  

0, 039*

NS

NS

   Normal

21 (45, 6%)

22, 2

   

   Decreased

25 (54, 4%)

62, 2

β-catenin cytoplasmic

  

0, 916

  

   Negative

27 (58, 7%)

32, 6

   

   Positive

19 (41, 3%)

40, 1

β-catenin nuclear

 

-

-

  

   Negative

46 (100, 0%)

    

   Positive

0 (0, 0%)

WNT-1

  

0, 846

  

   Normal

31 (67, 4%)

33, 7

   

   Decreased

15 (32, 6%)

40, 5

  1. #If median was not achieved, the results were described as a percentage of patients with 2-year OS; NS- non significant; *The value of the probability of a statistically significant (p <0.05); CI-confidence interval; HR- hazard ratio; ECOG- The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scale of performance status.