Axial Skeletal Location Predicts Poor Outcome in Ewing's Sarcoma: A Single Institution Experience
Table 3
Effect of anatomic location in univariable (model 1), multivariable analysis when adjusting for pre-treatment variables (model 2), and when adjusting for pre-treatment and treatment variables (model 3).
Variable/model
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
HR [95% CI]
value
HR [95% CI]
value
HR [95% CI]
value
Site (axial)
3.07 [1.44–6.52]
0.0022
3.11 [1.41–6.84]
0.0048
4.73 [0.87–25.74]
0.072
Size (large)
—
—
3.85 [1.44–10.32]
0.0072
4.35 [0.78–24.34]
0.094
Metastasis (yes)
—
—
2.9 [1.37–6.13]
0.0055
2.99 [0.31–5.01]
0.34
Radiation (yes)
—
—
—
—
0.79 [0.13–5.01]
0.81
Surgical margins (positive)
—
—
—
—
2.47 [0.63–9.63]
0.19
HR (hazard ratio); 95% CI (95% confidence interval).