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. 2021 May 10;11:640467. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.640467

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis determining independent factors influencing biochemical recurrence-free survival for (A) whole cohort and (B) Prostate bed negative on PSMA-PET/CT.

A. Whole cohort n = 394
Variables Univariate Multivariate HR (95% CI)
P value P value
Time to BR after primary therapy (≤15, >15 mo) 0.677
Initial T-status (≤T2c, >T2c) 0.018 0.020 1.49 (1.07–2.08)
Initial N-status 0.028
Gleason Score (≤7a, 7b, ≥8) 0.025
Initial PSA (≤10ng/ml, 10-20ng/ml, >20ng/ml) 0.121
Initial risk score 0.689
Local recurrence prostate bed 0.003
M-status at time of recurrence <0.001 0.001 1.95 (1.32–2.86)
N-status at time of recurrence 0.605
PSA at time of SRT (≤0.5 ng/ml, >0.5 ng/ml) 0.005 0.009 1.53 (1.11–2.10)
Resection margins (R0 vs. R1–2) 0.072
Additive ADT <0.001 <0.001 0.36 (0.24–0.53)
Elective RT vs. No elective RT <0.001 0.006 0.33 (0.15–0.73)
Area of elective RT (prostate bed, lymphatics) <0.001 0.006 1.76 (1.03–3.83)
Radiotherapy technique (Conventional vs. SBRT) <0.001
B. Prostate bed negative on PSMA-PET/CT n = 278
Variables Univariate Multivariate HR (95% CI)
P value P value
Time to BR after primary therapy (≤15, >15mo) 0.701
Initial T-status (≤T2c, >T2c) 0.035 0.009 1.67 (1.14–2.44)
Initial N-status 0.063
Gleason Score (≤7a, 7b, ≥8) 0.31
Initial PSA (≤10 ng/ml, 10–20 ng/ml, >20 ng/ml) 0.633
Initial risk score 0.431
M-status at time of recurrene <0.001 0.002 2.01 (1.32–3.34)
N-status at time of recurrence 0.036 -
PSA at time of SRT (≤0.5 ng/ml, >0.5 ng/ml) 0.001 0.019 1.56 (1.08–2.25)
Resection margins (R0 vs. R1–2) 0.107
Additive ADT <0.001 <0.001 0.35 (0.22–0.55)
Elective RT prostate bed <0.001 0.020 0.59 (0.37–0.92)
Radiotherapy technique (Conventional vs. SBRT) 0.001