Research Article

Systemic Inflammation Response Index Predicts Survival Outcomes in Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients Treated with Standard Stupp Protocol

Table 4

Results of uni- and multivariate analysis.

VariablePFSOS
Univariate valueMultivariate valueHazard ratioUnivariate valueMultivariate valueHazard ratio

Age (≤50 vs. >50 years)0.170.14
Gender (male vs. female)0.840.92
KPS (90-100 vs. 70-80)0.0020.0081.480.0010.0051.57
RTOG RPA group (III-IV vs. V)<0.001<0.0011.98<0.001<0.0012.14
Symptom duration (<3 vs. ≥3 months)0.42054
Extent of resection (GTR vs. STR/biopsy)0.0060.0141.720.0090.0191.68
IDH status (positive vs. negative)<0.001<0.0012.33<0.001<0.0012.94
RT technique (3D-CRT vs. SIB-IMRT)0.910.94
RT dose (60 vs. 70 Gy)0.430.55
SIRI group (<1.78 vs. ≥1.78)<0.001<0.0012.07<0.001<0.0012.77

Abbreviations: PFS: progression-free survival; OS: overall survival; KPS: Karnofsky performance score; RTOG-RPA: radiation therapy oncology group recursive partitioning analysis; GTR: gross total resection; STR: subtotal resection; IDH: isocitrate dehydrogenase; 3D-CRT: 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy; SIB-IMRT: simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy; RT: radiotherapy; SII: systemic immune-inflammation index; SIRI: systemic immune response index.