Research Article

Outcomes of Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated with Trifluridine/Tipiracil beyond the Second Line: A Multicenter Retrospective Study from Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Cox hazard regression analysis of the independent progression-free survival (PFS) predictors.

valueHR95% CI
LowerUpper

Age (≥55 years)0.7191.0240.6471.622
Sex (male)0.6470.9820.7741.237
Advanced disease stage (III–IV)0.0372.6141.1027.524
Prior adjuvant therapy0.0370.8920.4810.994
Lymph node metastasis0.0183.6641.1878.650
Bone metastasis0.0362.7901.0738.221
Number of metastatic sites (>2)0.0201.7231.0892.727
Duration since diagnosis (>30 months)0.4421.1870.7671.837
Neutropenia after first cycle of FTD/TPI0.0410.7380.4250.924
Baseline absolute eosinophil count0.0222.0891.0274.910
Number of FTD/TPI cycles0.0060.8990.8330.969

HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; FTD/TPI: trifluridine/tipiracil.