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Table 1 Patient characteristics, treatment, and univariate analysis results

From: Prostate-specific antigen nadir within 1 year of radiotherapy combined with hormone therapy predicts cancer-specific mortality and biochemical recurrence-free survival in prostate cancer patients

 

Number of patients (N = 338) (%)

OS

PCSM

BRFS

P value

P value

P value

Age

 

0.003

0.4

0.16

Median

71(50–85)

≤70

157(46.4)

>70

181(53.6)

Comorbidity

 

0.5

0.33

0.023

no

120(35.7)

yes

218(64.3)

% Positive biopsies

 

0.9

0.01

0.3

< 0.5

154(45.6)

≥ 0.5

184(54.4)

% Tumor volume

 

0.8

0.006

0.07

< 50%

150(44.4)

≥ 50%

188(55.6)

Gleason score

 

0.27

0.03

0.004

< 7

90(26.6)

7

154(45.6)

> 7

94(27.8)

Histological grade group

 

0.31

0.1

< 0.0001

1 (≤ 6 GS)

91(26.9)

2 (3 + 4 GS)

95(28.1)

3 (4 + 3 GS)

58(17.2)

4 (8 GS)

48(14.2)

 

46(13.6)

Risk Group

 

0.69

0.045

0.005

intermediate

131(38.8)

high

207(61.2)

Initial PSA ng/ml

 

0.38

0.44

0.034

<10

75(30)

10–20

110(32.5)

>20

153(45.5)

Clinical stage

 

0.6

0.09

0.9

T1

49(14.5)

T2

251(74.3)

T3

34(10.2)

T4

4(1)

HT use

 

0.047

0.3

0.7

Neoadjuvant HT

271(80)

concomitant

59(17.5)

Adjuvant

8(2.5)

HT period

 

0.17

0.001

0.09

6 month

89(26.3)

1–3 year

206(60.9)

> 3 year

43(12.7)

RT dose

 

0.68

0.26

0.001

70 Gy

56(16.6)

70-76 Gy

205(60.7)

>76

77(22.8)

RT field

 

0.006

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Prostate

265(78.4)

Pelvis

73(21.6)

RT Technic

 

0.1

0.14

< 0.0001

3DCRT

208(61.5)

IMRT(VMAT)

130(38.5)

PSA nadir (ng/mL)

 

0.002

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

≤ 0.06

269(79.6)

> 0.06

56(16.6)

Unknown

13(3.8)

Time to nadir PSA

 

0.72

0.017

0.003

< 12 month

234(69.2)

≥ 12 month

92(26.9)

unknown

13(3.8)

  1. BOS: Overall survival, PCSM: cancer-specific survival, RFS: biochemical recurrence-free survival, PSA:prostate-specific antigen, HT: hormonotherapy, RT: radiotherapy, 3DCRT: three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, IMRT: Intensity modulated radiotherapy, VMAT: Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy