Research Article

Simultaneous Gemcitabine and Percutaneous CT-Guided Irreversible Electroporation for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analyses of overall survival.

CharacteristicUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

Age≤60/>601.245 (0.625–2.856)0.156
SexFemale/male0.653 (0.302–1.127)0.129
Tumor siteHead/body/tail0.936 (0.648–1.582)0.832
Tumor size (cm)≤5/>51.925 (1.056, 3.559)0.0461.369 (0.625, 2.848)0.521
Tumor volume (cm3)≤37/>372.486 (1.245–4.325)0.0092.675 (1.230–7.215)0.035
Local recurrence≤6 mo/>6 mo3.522 (1.362–7.023)0.0060.542 (0.308–2.034)0.384
WBC (×109)≤10/>101.352 (0.475–2.322)0.789
HGB (g/L)≤120/>1201.086 (0.365–1.458)0.426
PLT (× 109)≤300/>3001.335 (0.468–3.589)0.459
ALT (U/L)≤40/>400.895 (0.257–1.752)0.658
AST (U/L)≤40/>400.235 (0.128–1.329)0.457
ALP (U/L)≤100/>1000.965 (0.042–1.436)0.689
CA19-9 level≤35/>351.350 (0.618–3.572)0.245
ComplicationsYes/no0.621 (0.321–1.126)0.096
IREWith/without GEM0.389 (0.178–0.952)0.0450.422 (0.157–0.958)0.007

IRE: irreversible electroporation; GEM: gemcitabine; HR: hazard ratio; WBC: white blood cell count; HGB: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet count; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; CA19-9: carbohydrate antigen 19-9.