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Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2012; 18(33): 4533-4541
Published online Sep 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i33.4533
Table 2 Results of univariate and multivariate analysis for time to progression with FOLFIRI
ProgressionUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Yes/no (57/1)HR95% CIP valueHR95% CIP value
Primary tumor location10.687
Body or tail18/01
Head28/10.883(0.483-1.615)
Stage at the diagnosis0.6660.652
Resectable22/011
Locally advanced15/11.235(0.631-2.418)1.394(0.662-2.939)
Metastatic20/00.905(0.490-1.674)1.299(0.626-2.695)
Previous surgery0.659
No37/11
Yes20/00.882(0.506-1.539)
Previous radiotherapy0.4110.168
No44/011
Yes13/11.305(0.692-2.459)1.770(0.786-3.987)
Number of previous chemotherapy lines0.2840.026
116/011
236/10.649(0.350-1.204)0.1700.385(0.193-0.770)
35/01.128(0.411-3.096)0.8140.554(0.177-1.735)
Liver metastases0.5310.564
No9/011
Yes48/10.793(0.383-1.640)1.298(0.535-3.151)
WHO performans status < 0.0001  < 0.0001
024/011
122/11.325(0.731-2.399)1.431(0.745-2.748)
211/016.036(5.926-43.394)29.255(9.278-92.248)
Type of FOLFIRI regimen0.124
FOLFIRI-150/01
FOLFIRI-37/10.503(0.210-1.207)