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Table 5 Risk factors of cancer-specific mortality (univariate analysis)

From: Cancer-specific and overall survival in patients with recurrent prostate cancer who underwent salvage extended pelvic lymph node dissection

Risk factor (CSS)

p (significance)

Decrease of PSA level after salvage ePLND

0.268

Immediate BCRF after salvage ePLND

0.062

BCR

0.026

R-stage

0.253

T-stage

0.032

N-stage

0.299

Number of LNs

0.296

No. of LNs removed

0.42

Risk-group (D’Amico)

0.619

Bone metastases at follow-up

<0.001

Age at moment of salvage ePLND

0.249

Surgical complications

0.745