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Table 3 PFS comparisons across patients

From: Factors affecting survival and prognosis in extensive stage small cell lung cancer

PFS (months)

2 years %

5 years %

Median (% 95 CI)

p

First-line

4.5

4.1

7.0 (6.23–7.76)

 

Age

 < 65

4.0

3.4

8.0 (6.94–9.05)

0.488

 ≥ 65

5.6

5.6

7.0 (5.77–8.22)

Gender

 Female

4.0

-

8.0 (6.65–9.44)

0.710

 Male

4.7

4.1

7.0 (6.13–7.86)

Tumor localization

 Right

3.6

3.6

8.0 (7.07–8.92)

0.434

 Left

5.5

4.6

7.0 (6.04–7.95)

Brain metastasis

 No

5.7

5.2

7.0 (6.05–7.94)

0.005

 Yes

-

-

7.0 (5.95–8.04)

Pleura metastasis

 No

3.8

3.8

7.0 (6.19–7.80)

0.402

 Yes

7.0

5.3

8.0 (5.80–10.19)

Liver metastasis

 No

6.0

5.3

8.0 (7.05–8.94)

< 0.001

 Yes

1.2

1.2

5.0 (3.93–6.06)

Surrenal metastasis

 No

5.1

4.5

7.0 (6.06–7.94)

0.417

 Yes

2.8

2.8

7.0 (5.66–8.33)

Bone metastasis

 No

5.6

4.5

8.0 (6.81–9.18)

0.027

 Yes

3.4

3.4

7.0 (6.20–7.79)

Pancreas metastasis

 No

4.6

4.1

7.0 (6.22–7.77)

0.229

 Yes

-

-

5.0 (0.19–9.80)

1. Line treatment

 Cisplatin+etoposide

3.9

3.3

7.0 (6.13–7.86)

< 0.001

 Carboplatin+etoposide

-

-

5.0 (3.31–6.88)

 Oral etoposide

-

-

2.0 (0.00–4.06)

 Carboplatin+etoposide+atezolizumab

26.7

-

20.0 (17.21–22.78)

2. Line treatment

 Topotecan

-

-

8.0 (7.02–8.97)

< 0.001

 Cisplatin+irinotecan

-

-

8.0 (6.48–9.51)

 Cisplatin+etoposide

7.1

-

14.0 (12.16–15.83)

 CAV

-

-

5.0 (3.45–6.55)

 Other

0.0

-

9.0 (8.14–9.85)

  1. Kaplan Meier curve, Long rank test, p< 0.05 statistically significant