Research Article

Achieving PSA < 0.2 ng/ml before Radiation Therapy Is a Strong Predictor of Treatment Success in Patients with High-Risk Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

Table 2

Multivariate analysis of factors affecting PSA recurrence-free survival.

VariablesUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI)-valueHR (95% CI)-value

Age ≤ 70 y.o.1.167 (0.707–1.926)0.546
Initial PSA ≤ 20 ng/ml0.610 (0.255–1.050)0.0740.795 (0.501–1.261)0.329
T stage ≤ T2c0.673 (0.292–1.156)0.151
Gleason score ≤ 70.581 (0.332–0.018)0.0580.872 (0.594–1.281)0.485
NCCN risk factor = 10.423 (0.242–0.741)0.0031.249 (0.766–2.036)0.374
Anti-androgen +0.602 (0.360–1.005)0.0521.036 (0.663–1.621)0.876
Pre-RT PSA < 0.2 ng/ml0.418 (0.249–0.702)0.0010.848 (0.580–1.240)0.394
NAHT ≤ 6mo0.730 (0.428–1.244)0.247