Research Article

IGFBP3 Enhances Treatment Outcome and Predicts Favorable Prognosis in ABC-DLBCL

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis of OS from GEO.

VariablesUnivariate CoxMultivariate Cox
HR95% CIHR95% CI

IGFBP3 expression (high vs low)0.6040.365–0.9970.0490.7220.367–1.4190.345
Age (>60 vs ≤60)1.5881.067–2.3630.0231.5080.664–3.4270.327
Sex (male vs female)0.8690.609–1.2400.439
Stage (III + IV vs I + II)2.0191.365–2.986<0.0011.7780.329–1.8370.567
Extranodal infiltration (>1 vs ≤1)2.1911.485–3.234<0.0011.0690.327–3.5000.912
ECOG score (>1 vs ≤1)2.7791.901–4.062<0.0012.9521.334–6.5310.008
LDH (elevated vs normal)1.9551.264–3.0240.0031.8370.298–2.3540.736
IPI score (>2 vs ≤2)3.6152.168–6.026<0.0012.3680.606–9.2610.215
Treatment response (non-CR vs CR)1.5810.953–2.6240.0761.3090.522–3.2830.566

ECOG score, eastern cooperative oncology group score; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CR, complete response; non-CR, partial response, stable disease, progressive disease; bold, significant difference.