Research Article

MYC Gene Rearrangements Are Closely Associated with Poor Survival of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma with Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Table 3

Results of the Cox regression to evaluate independent risk factors affecting overall survival of all patients in this study.

CharacteristicsUnivariable analysisMultivariable analysis
HR95% CI of HR valueHR95% CI of HR value

Sex1.5120.613–3.7250.369
Age (≥60)0.5400.233–1.2510.151
Stage (III/IV)0.4100.151–1.1130.080
IPI (>2)3.8761.572–9.5240.0034.2741.721–10.6380.002
Ki-67 (>80%)2.0360.602–6.8840.252
Molecular subtype0.6050.222–1.6450.325
Rituximab0.4040.172–0.9490.0380.3330.135–0.8200.017
MYC positive4.2741.553–11.7650.0055.5561.706–18.1820.004
BCL2 positive0.5070.166–1.5450.232
HBV status2.3381.006–5.4320.0481.2150.487–3.0340.677

Note. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence index; IPI, international prognostic index.