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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Urol Focus. 2016 Jun;2(2):180–188. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2015.07.005

Table 5.

Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models for recurrence-free survival in association with homogeneous/heterogeneous PTEN loss by ERG status

Model and factor Comparison HR (95% CI) p value
All patients
(n = 808, 371 events)
 log(PSA) 1-unit increase 1.44 (1.22–1.70) <0.0001
 PTEN status Homogeneous loss vs intact 1.66 (1.22–2.24) 0.001
Heterogeneous loss vs intact 1.24 (0.93–1.65) 0.14
 Margins Positive vs negative 1.73 (1.39–2.16) <0.0001
 Seminal vesicle invasion Yes vs no 1.93 (1.38–2.71) 0.0001
 Extraprostatic extension Yes vs no 1.30 (1.03–1.63) 0.03
 Gleason score 3 + 4 vs 6 1.15 (0.89–1.48) 0.29
4 + 3 vs 6 1.87 (1.38–2.54) <0.0001
8–10 vs 6 1.50 (1.06–2.11) 0.02
ERG-positive
(n = 284, 120 events)
 log(PSA) 1-unit increase 1.56 (1.17–2.07) 0.002
 PTEN status Homogeneous loss vs intact 3.07 (1.94–4.84) <0.0001
Heterogeneous loss vs intact 1.46 (0.93–2.30) 0.10
 Margins Positive vs negative 1.88 (1.30–2.72) 0.0008
 Seminal vesicle invasion Yes vs no 3.55 (1.85–6.79) 0.0001
ERG-negative
(n = 454, 220 events)
 log(PSA) 1-unit increase 1.51 (1.22–1.86) 0.0001
 Gleason score 3 + 4 vs 6 1.24 (0.89–1.73) 0.20
4 + 3 vs 6 2.01 (1.37–2.96) 0.0004
8–10 vs 6 1.78 (1.16–2.72) 0.008
 Margins Positive vs negative 1.82 (1.38–2.41) <0.0001
 Extraprostatic extension Positive vs negative 1.45 (1.09–1.92) 0.01

HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval; PSA = prostate-specific antigen.