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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of the clinical characteristics related to the prognosis of de novo stage IV (dnIV) breast cancer for the Non-surgery group

From: The effective duration of systemic therapy and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predict the surgical advantage of primary tumor resection in patients with de novo stage IV breast cancer: a retrospective study

Clinical factor

 

Univariate

p-value

Multivariate

p-value

Subtype:

 

0.64

 

 Luminal

46 (57.5%)

  

 Luminal Her2

9 (11.3%)

  

 Her2

10 (12.5%)

  

 Triple negative

14 (17.5%)

  

Histology:

 

0.45

 

 IDC

73 (91.3%)

  

 ILC

5 (6.25%)

  

Metastasis status:

 

0.99

 

 Oligo

36 (59%)

  

 Visceral

66 (82.5%)

  

Systemic therapy:

 

< 0.0001

0.0006

 Chemotherapy

29 (36/7%)

  

 Endocrine therapy

27 (34.2%)

  

 C + E

17 (21.5%)

  

 None

6 (7.59%)

  

Best therapeutic response:

 

0.0012

0.0018

 CR

1 (1.32%)

  

 PR

8 (10.5%)

  

 SD

4 (5.3%)

  

 PD

42 (55.3%)

  

cN:

 

0.25

< 0.0001

 0

5

  

 1

34

  

 2

15

  

 3

21

  

Pre ALC, /µL:

 

0.19

0.410

 >1500

32

  

 ≤1500

33

  

6-month ALC:

 

0.026

0.201

 >1500

16

  

 ≤1500

21

  

1-year ALC:

 

0.007

0.662

 >1500

15

  

 ≤1500

11

  

Pre NLR:

 

0.52

 

 >3

15

  

 ≤3

11

  

6-month NLR:

 

0.05

0.025

 >3

12

  

 ≤3

25

  

1-year NLR:

 

0.001

0.0005

 >3

5

  

 ≤3

21

  
  1. The data are number and percentage. ALC: absolute lymphocyte count, C + E: chemotherapy plus endocrine therapy, IDC: invasive ductal carcinoma, ILC: invasive lobular carcinoma, mos.: months, NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio