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Table 4 Final model of multivariate Cox regression analysis for prediction of distant disease-free survival among univariately significant parameters.

From: Circulating tumor cells, disease recurrence and survival in newly diagnosed breast cancer

Parameter

HR

95% CI

P

CTC 0 vs ≥1

2.56

1.20-5.46

0.015

ER pos vs neg

3.71

1.72-8.06

0.010

T stage

   

1

2

3+4

1.00

2.02

4.24

0.94-4.37

1.22-14.77

0.050

0.072

0.023

N stage

   

0

1

2+3

1.00

3.18

2.58

1.43-7.09

0.94-7.07

0.014

0.005

0.065

  1. CI, confidence interval; CTC, circulating tumor cells; ER, estrogen receptor; HR, hazard ratio.