Research Article

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

Table 4

Univariate and multivariate analyses of distance disease-free survival.

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

Age≤60/>601.214 (0.985–1.125)0.421
SexFemale/male0.621 (0.34–1.263)0.127
Tumor siteHead/body/tail0.772 (0.438–1.248)0.337
Tumor size (cm)1.187 (0.674–2.0620.543
Tumor volume (cm3)≤37/>372.364 (1.059–4.685)0.0072.856 (1.196–7.398)0.024
Local recurrence≤6 mo/>6 mo3.432 (1.406–8.125)0.0060.523 (0.135–1.420)0.231
WBC (×109)≤10/>101.128 (0.364–2.825)0.858
HGB (g/L)≤120/>1200.644 (0.345–1.670)0.403
PLT (×109)≤300/>3001.218 (0.578–2.567)0.628
ALT (U/L)≤40/>400.767 (0.358–1.716)0.504
AST (U/L)≤40/>400.484 (0.205–1.561)0.176
ALP (U/L)≤100/>1000.921 (0.546–1.950)0.703
CA19-9 level≤35/>351.638 (0.720–3.882)0.225
ComplicationsYes/no1.382 (0.678–2.821)0.363
IREWith/without GEM0.326 (0.192–0.752)0.0140.385 (0.202–0.654)0.021

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.