Research Article

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

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate analyses of local tumor progression free survival.

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

Age≤60/>600.654 (0.565–1.818)0.185
SexFemale/male1.588 (0.927–2.579)0.056
Tumor siteHead/body/tail1.167 (0.6987–1.640)0.960
Tumor size (cm)≤5/>51.154 (0.776–1.705)0.512
Tumor volume (cm3)≤37/>372.356 (1.367–3.161)0.0011.683 (1.035–3.191)0.032
Local recurrence≤6 mo/>6 mo0.445 (0.245–0.975)0.0240.526 (0.225–1.325)0.151
WBC (×109)≤10/>101.154 (0.479–2.658)0.811
HGB (g/L)≤120/>1200.673 (0.318–1.535)0.369
PLT (×109)≤300/>3000.623 (0.256–1.338)0.206
ALT (U/L)≤40/>400.741 (0.325–1.437)0.356
AST (U/L)≤40/>400.678 (0.328–1.478)0.246
ALP (U/L)≤100/>1000.823 (0.446–1.489)0.744
CA19-9 level≤35/>352.156 (1.034–4.265)0.0451.916 (0.931–3.568)0.078
ComplicationsYes/no0.645 (0.334–1.451)0.095
IREWith/without GEM0.545 (0.326–1.051)0.0470.556 (0.315–1.260)0.043

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.