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. 2020 Mar 4;112(11):1098–1104. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaa032

Table 1.

Univariate Cox proportional hazards models for BRFS

Training cohort
Validation cohort
Variable HR (95% CI) P * HR (95% CI) P *
Age
 1-unit increase (continuous) 1 (0.97 to 1.02) .92 1.05 (1.00 to 1.10) .07
PSA
 1-unit increase (continuous) 1.041 (1.02 to 1.06) <.001 1.023 (0.97 to 1.08) .43
ERG status
 Fusion vs no fusion 0.89 (0.63 to 1.25) .49 1.20 (0.66 to 2.19) .55
Grade groups (GG)
 GG2 vs GG1 1.56 (1.01 to 2.42) .046 3.29 (1.39 to 7.80) .007
 ≥GG3 vs GG1 2.63 (1.73 to 3.99) <.001 4.73 (1.72 to 13.03) .003
pStage
 T3a vs T2 2.38(1.57 to 3.62) <.001 2.97 (1.65 to 5.34) <.001
 T3b vs T2 5.04 (3.38 to 7.51) <.001 6.23 (2.58 to 15.04) <.001
Extraprostatic extension
 Yes vs no 3.20 (2.30 to 4.47) <.001 3.42 (1.99 to 5.86) <.001
Seminal vesicle invasion
 Yes vs no 4.38 (2.79 to 6.88) <.001 4.66 (1.99 to 10.94) <.001
Surgical margin
 Yes vs no 2.95 (2.11 to 4.12) <.001 3.17 (1.72 to 5.86) <.001
PTEN status
 Loss vs intact 1.92 (1.35 to 2.73) <.001 2.67 (1.55 to 4.62) <.001
PTEN loss (% cores)
 Low (1%–50%) vs intact (0%) 1.61 (1.00 to 2.60) .05 1.53 (0.64 to 4.67) .34
 High (>50%) vs intact (0%) 2.24 (1.46 to 3.44) <.001 3.71 (2.02 to 6.79) <.001
PTEN loss (% cells)
 Low (1%–65%) vs intact (0%) 1.47 (0.89 to 2.41) .13 1.82 (0.91 to 3.64) .09
 High (>65%) vs intact (0%) 2.39 (1.57 to 3.62) <.001 4.95 (2.48 to 9.90) <.001
*

Two-sided log-rank test. BRFS = biochemical recurrence-free survival; CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio; PSA = prostate-specific antigen; pStage = pathological stage; PTEN = phosphatase and tensin homolog.