Research Article

The Impact of a History of Different Other Cancers on the Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Population-Based Analysis

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of OS and CSS for ICC patients.

VariableOSCSS
Univariate analysisMultivariate analysisUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

Prior cancers<0.0010.002<0.001<0.001
NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Yes0.822 (0.752-0.896)0.870 (0.797-0.950)0.754 (0.683-0.832)0.820 (0.741-0.906)
Age, years<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
≤65ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
>651.267 (1.211-1.325)1.233 (1.177-1.292)1.267 (1.208-1.329)1.214 (1.156-1.275)
Sex<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
MaleReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Female0.900 (0.860-0.941)0.891 (0.851-0.933)0.908 (0.865-0.952)0.894 (0.852-0.939)
Race0.9060.947
WhiteReferenceReference
Black0.986 (0.905-1.075)0.985 (0.900-1.079)
Others0.988 (0.924-1.057)0.996 (0.928-1.069)
Marital status<0.0010.0040.0010.004
SingleReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Married0.914 (0.872-0.958)0.950 (0.905-0.997)0.914 (0.870-0.961)0.943 (0.896-0.992)
Unknown0.875 (0.777-0.986)0.832 (0.738-0.938)0.861 (0.757-0.979)0.826 (0.726-0.940)
AFP<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
NegativeReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Positive1.304 (1.212-1.403)1.166 (1.083-1.255)1.330 (1.232-1.435)1.201 (1.112-1.297)
Unknown1.159 (1.101-1.219)1.017 (0.965-1.072)1.165 (1.104-1.229)1.030 (1.213-1.402)
AJCC stage<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
IReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
II1.433 (1.312-1.566)1.432 (1.303-1.574)1.500 (1.364-1.650)1.486 (1.342-1.645)
III1.763 (1.632-1.904)1.642 (1.510-1.785)1.849 (1.701-2.010)1.718 (1.570-1.879)
IV2.835 (2.635-3.050)1.966 (1.812-2.132)2.968 (2.743-3.211)2.023 (1.855-2.207)
Unknown1.902 (1.758-2.059)1.348 (1.237-1.469)1.977 (1.815-2.155)1.391 (1.267-1.526)
Tumor size, cm<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
<5 cmReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
5-8 cm1.235 (1.152-1.325)1.148 (1.069-1.233)1.273 (1.181-1.372)1.169 (1.083-1.261)
≥8 cm1.539 (1.439-1.645)1.223 (1.140-1.311)1.591 (1.482-1.708)1.246 (1.157-1.341)
Unknown2.066 (1.942-2.197)1.264 (1.181-1.352)2.165 (2.027-2.313)1.304 (1.213-1.402)
Vascular invasion<0.0010.072<0.0010.075
NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Yes1.075 (1.015-1.138)1.000 (0.940-1.064)1.089 (1.025-1.157)1.016 (0.953-1.085)
Unknown1.318 (1.250-1.390)0.938 (0.886-0.994)1.331 (1.259-1.407)0.942 (0.887-1.001)
Grade<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
I/IIReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
III/IV1.512 (1.408-1.624)1.281 (1.193-1.377)1.523 (1.412-1.642)1.286 (1.192-1.388)
Unknown1.988 (1.879-2.102)1.178 (1.109-1.253)2.029 (1.911-2.154)1.197 (1.123-1.277)
Treatment<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
NoneReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Local tumor destruction0.426 (0.364-0.499)0.473 (0.403-0.556)0.422 (0.355-0.501)0.469 (0.394-0.559)
Surgery0.276 (0.259-0.294)0.324 (0.301-0.348)0.263 (0.246-0.282)0.312 (0.289-0.337)
Unknown1.132 (0.905-1.415)0.995 (0.792-1.250)1.278 (1.010-1.618)1.044 (0.821-1.328)
Radiation<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
NoneReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Yes0.810 (0.761-0.863)0.816 (0.765-0.869)0.807 (0.755-0.862)0.823 (0.770-0.881)
Unknown0.854 (0.620-1.174)1.078 (0.783-1.484)0.847 (0.608-1.181)1.111 (0.796-1.550)
Chemotherapy0.037<0.0010.023<0.001
None/unknownReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Yes0.952 (0.910-0.997)0.694 (0.660-0.730)0.945 (0.900-0.992)0.671 (0.636-0.708)

Note: ICC: intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; AFP: alpha-fetoprotein; AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; OS: overall survival; CSS: cancer specific survival.