Research Article

Effect of Neoadjuvant Hormone Therapy on Resection Margin and Survival Prognoses in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer after Prostatectomy Using Propensity-Score Matching

Table 3

Cox proportional hazards model for biochemical recurrence before and after propensity score matching.

VariablesBefore propensity score matchingAfter propensity score matching
Univariable analysisMultivariable analysisUnivariable analysis
HR (95% CI)p valueHR (95% CI)p valueHR (95% CI)p value

NHT plus RRP versus RRP alone1.05 (0.69-1.61)0.809 1.03 (0.62-1.72)0.906 0.84 (0.47-1.49)0.554
Resection margin1.51 (0.97-2.36)0.0712.14 (1.18-3.86)0.012
Age ≥650.72 (0.46-1.10)0.1280.61 (0.34-1.08)0.091
PSA≥402.14 (1.40-3.29)0.0012.23 (1.38-3.60)0.0013.19 (1.77-5.76)<.001
Biopsy Gleason score sum ≥72.35 (1.13-4.87)0.0222.77 (0.99-7.73)0.052
Tumor volume ≥50%1.78 (1.15-2.75)0.0102.50 (1.41-4.44)0.002
Extracapsular extension2.47 (1.59-3.85)<.0012.10 (1.30-3.41)0.0035.04 (2.48-10.23)<.001
Seminal vesicle invasion2.20 (1.44-3.36)<.0012.42 (1.36-4.30)0.003
Lymphovascular invasion or emboli2.35 (1.50-3.68)<.0011.85 (1.13-3.05)0.0153.32 (1.83-6.00)<.001
Perineural invasion2.04 (1.18-3.51)0.0113.61 (1.43-9.17)0.007
Apex involvement1.71 (1.05-2.78)0.0312.39 (1.26-4.54)0.008
Lymph node dissection1.09 (0.47-2.49)0.8452.28 (0.55-9.41)0.256
Neurovascular bundle saving0.62 (0.39-0.99)0.0450.56 (0.30-1.05)0.070