Clinical Study

Racial/Ethnic Patterns in Prostate Cancer Outcomes in an Active Surveillance Cohort

Table 1

Characteristics of subjects with prostate cancer (CaP) followed on active surveillance (AS) for primary treatment, stratified by race ( ).

Race characteristicTotalWhiteBlackP value

Age at diagnosis, years<0.0001
 Mean (±SD)169.3 (±8.4)70.4 (±8.1)65.3 (±8.4)
 Median (range)70.2 (41.3–91.8)71.7 (41.3–91.8)65.6 (41.7–85.3)
 <60109 (12.3)67 (9.6)42 (22.1)
 60–60.9324 (36.6)232 (33.3)92 (48.4)
 ≥70453 (51.1)397 (57.0)56 (29.5)
PSA at diagnosis, ng/mL, N (%)<0.0001
 <10607 (68.5)499 (71.7)108 (56.8)
 10–19.99153 (17.3)115 (16.5)38 (20.0)
 ≥20126 (14.2)82 (11.8)44 (23.2)
Comorbidities, N (%)0.1793
 0231 (26.1)187 (26.9)44 (23.2)
 1264 (29.8)205 (29.4)59 (31.0)
 2198 (22.3)146 (21.0)52 (27.4)
 ≥3193 (21.8)158 (22.7)35 (18.4)
Clinical T stage, N (%)0.1260
 T1-T2a660 (74.5)520 (74.7)140 (73.7)
 T2b96 (10.8)82 (11.8)14 (7.4)
 T2c68 (7.7)49 (7.0)19 (10.0)
 T3-462 (7.0)45 (6.5)17 (8.9)
Biopsy grade, N (%)0.1806
 2–6646 (72.9)517 (74.3)129 (67.9)
 7168 (19.0)127 (18.2)41 (21.6)
 8–1072 (8.1)52 (7.5)20 (10.5)
D’Amico et al. risk strata, N (%)0.0023
 Low434 (49.0)359 (51.6)75 (39.5)
 Intermediate228 (25.7)178 (25.6)50 (26.3)
 High224 (25.3)159 (22.8)65 (34.2)
Secondary treatment type, N (%)<0.0001
 None (AS only)401 (45.3)333 (47.8)68 (35.8)
 RP2125 (14.1)87 (12.5)38 (20.0)
 EBRT-Br3192 (21.7)134 (19.2)58 (30.5)
 HT4168 (19.0)142 (20.4)26 (13.7)
Time from Dx5 to secondary treatment, months0.0135
 Mean (±SD)30.6 (±26.6)32.7 (±28.5)24.5 (±18.6)
 Median (range)19.6 (9.0–149.6)20.3 (9.0–149.6)16.0 (9.0–92.0)
Followup, years0.4641
 Mean (±SD)6.1 (±4.0)6.1 (±4.0)5.8 (±3.7)
 Median (range)5.2 (0.8–17.2)5.2 (0.8–17.2)5.4 (0.8–16.8)

1SD: standard deviation.
2RP: radical prostatectomy.
3EBRT-BR: external beam radiation therapy and Brachytherapy, combined.
4HT: hormone therapy.
5Dx: diagnosis of CaP.