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 3

Multivariate analysis of factors affecting overall survival.

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

Age ≤ 70 y.o.0.503 (0.264–0.955)0.0360.514 (0.267–0.990)0.046
Initial PSA ≤ 20 ng/ml0.565 (0.284–1.124)0.104
T stage ≤ T2c0.340 (0.151–0.765)0.0090.441 (0.149–1.307)0.140
Gleason score ≤ 70.506 (0.249–1.031)0.0610.568 (0.259–1.248)0.159
NCCN risk factor = 10.268 (0.119–0.605)0.0020.543 (0.174–1.698)0.294
Anti-androgen +1.164 (0.596–2.274)0.657
Pre-RT PSA < 0.2 ng/ml0.484 (0.257–0.910)0.0240.493 (0.258–0.941)0.032
NAHT ≤ 6mo0.916 (0.486–1.723)0.784