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. 2021 May 5;16:85. doi: 10.1186/s13014-021-01814-5

Table 2.

Clinical-epidemiological features of our validation series of 561 patients

Clinical characteristics
Follow-up, mo
Mean (SD) 56.5 (27.7)
Median (min–max) 50 (3–146)
Age, yy
Mean (SD) 71.9 (5.7)
Median (min–max) 73 (51–88)
PSA, ng/mL
Mean (SD) 12.93 (30.96)
Median (min–max) 7.70 (1.14–680)
T staging, no (%)
cT1 355 (63%)
cT2 182 (33%)
cT3-4 24 (4%)
bGS, no (%)
 ≤ 6 220 (39%)
3 + 4 174 (31%)
4 + 3 69 (12%)
8 55 (10%)
9–10 43 (8%)
Biopsy cores sampled, no
Mean (SD) 11.0 (4.6)
Median (min–max) 10 (2–35)
%PC, %
Mean (SD) 41.3% (27.8)
Median (min–max) 38% (4–100)
N staging, %
Not performed 72%
performed N0 27.3%
performed N1 0.7%
M staging, %
Not performed 74%
performed M0 26%
D’Amico risk class, no (%)
Low 119 (21%)
Intermediate 223 (40%)
High 219 (39%)
Candiolo risk class, no (%)
Very-low 133 (24%)
Low 211 (37%)
Intermediate 133 (24%)
High 56 (10%)
Very-high 28 (5%)
RT dose to prostate-CTV, ED2Gy, α/β = 2,5
Mean (SD) 77.7 (2.4)
Median (min–max) 78 (72–82)
Fractionation schedule, %
Std fractionation 2 Gy /fr 77%
Hypo-fractionation 2,7 Gy /fr 23%
RT technique, %
3DCRT 77%
IMRT-IGRT 23%
Seminal vesicles irradiation, %
No 22%
Yes 78%
Pelvic nodal irradiation, %
No 98%
Yes 2%
Exclusive RT 24%
RT + ADT 76%
ADT duration, mo
Mean (SD) 13.0 (10.1)
Median (min–max) 8 (1–46)
ADT drug, %
Anti-Androgen 37%
LHRH-analogue 49%
TAB 14%

SD, standard deviation; ED2Gy, equivalent dose at standard dose of 2 Gy per fraction; RT, radiotherapy; ADT, androgen deprivation therapy