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. 2009 May 26;27(19):3177–3184. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.8267

Table 5.

Test for an Interaction Between the Ki-67 and MDM2 Combination and Treatment Arm

Covariate by End Point Analysis
HR 95% CI P*
DM
    Ki-67 and MDM2
        ≤ 11.3% and ≤ 184 RL
        ≤ 11.3% and > 184 0.79 0.22 to 2.76 .71
        > 11.3% and ≤ 184 4.66 2.23 to 9.75 < .0001
        > 11.3% and > 184 5.34 2.25 to 12.69 .0002
    Treatment arm
        STAD + RT 2.63 1.34 to 5.16 .005
            Group 1 and treatment interaction 2.44 0.57 to 10.41 .23
            Group 2 and treatment interaction 0.43 0.16 to 1.20 0.11
            Group 3 and treatment interaction 0.90 0.31 to 2.66 0.85
CSM
    Ki-67 and MDM2
        ≤ 11.3% and ≤ 184 RL
        ≤ 11.3% and > 184 0.45 0.10 to 1.93 .28
        > 11.3% and ≤ 184 2.38 1.06 to 5.37 .04
        > 11.3% and > 184 3.92 1.67 to 9.20 .002
    Treatment arm
        STAD + RT 1.62 0.82 to 3.18 .16
            Group 1 and treatment interaction 4.57 0.87 to 24.01 .07
            Group 2 and treatment interaction 1.10 0.36 to 3.31 .87
            Group 3 and treatment interaction 1.00 0.32 to 3.15 1.00
OM
    Ki-67 and MDM2
        ≤ 11.3% and ≤ 184 RL
        ≤ 11.3% and > 184 1.35 0.85 to 2.16 .21
        > 11.3% and ≤ 184 1.52 1.02 to 2.25 .04
        > 11.3% and > 184 2.41 1.45 to 4.01 .0007
    Treatment arm
        STAD + RT 1.18 0.85 to 1.63 .32
            Group 1 and treatment interaction 1.05 0.53 to 2.07 .90
            Group 2 and treatment interaction 0.96 0.50 to 1.85 .91
            Group 3 and treatment interaction 0.66 0.31 to 1.41 .28
*

P value is from χ2 test with the Cox proportional hazards model.

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; DM, distant metastasis; RL, reference; STAD, short-term androgen deprivation; RT, radiotherapy; CSM, cause-specific mortality; OM, overall mortality.