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. 2019 Jul 9;9(17):4841–4848. doi: 10.7150/thno.35759

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of overall survival.

Subgroup Patients (n) Events (n) mOS (months) Hazard ratio (95% CI) PLog rank Pcox regression
Any initial PSA decline
Yes 61 28 15.3 0.4 (0.2-0.8) 0.01 n.s.
No 26 11 8.4 1 (reference)
Initial PSA decline ≥50%
Yes 28 10 15.5 0.4 (0.2-0.9)
No 59 29 9.2 1 (reference) 0.03 n.s.
Initial PSA decline ≥30%
Yes 43 18 15.3 0.4 (0.2-0.9) 0.03 n.s.
no 44 21 8.4 1 (reference)
baseline Alkaline phosphatase
<220 U/L 67 32 9.8 0.3 (0.6-1.7) n.s. n.s.
>220 U/L 42 22 9.2 1 (reference)
baseline LDH
<240 U/L 33 17 9.8 0.9 (0.6-1.7) n.s. n.s.
≥240 U/L 76 37 9.2 1 (reference)
Visceral metastasis
Yes 49 32 6.9 2.0 (1.2-3.6) 0.029 0.006
No 59 21 15.3 1 (reference)
Second line chemotherapy (Cabazitaxel)
Yes 28 18 6.8 2.1 (1.2-3.8)
No 81 36 11.5 1 (reference) 0.005 n.s.
Any best PSA decline
Yes 65 29 15.3 0.4 (0.2-0.8) 0.03 n.s.
No 23 12 8.4 1 (reference)
Best PSA decline ≥50%
Yes 41 16 15.3 0.4 (0.2-0.8)
No 47 25 7.5 1 (reference) 0.008 n.s.
Best PSA decline ≥30%
Yes 51 22 15.3 0.4 (0.2-0.9) 0.01 n.s.
no 37 19 7.5 1 (reference)

PSA = Prostate-specific antigen; LDH = Lactate Dehydrogenase, p-values that remained significant after multivariate analysis are shown in bold.