Research Article

BRAF V600E Status and Stimulated Thyroglobulin at Ablation Time Increase Prognostic Value of American Thyroid Association Classification Systems for Persistent Disease in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

Table 2

Cox regression analysis (multivariate) for PD in all PTC patients.

PD at ablation timeHazard ratiosCI 95% value

A- ng/ml2.7621.824-4.181<0.001
BRAFV600E1.8871.232-2.8910.004
R1.7471.190-2.5660.004
T1.4071.153-1.7180.001
N1.3111.129-1.522<0.001

PD: persistent disease.