Research Article

Prostate-Specific Antigen Kinetics Effects on Outcomes of Low-Volume Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Table 5

Univariate and multivariate analysis of predicting factors for OS.

FactorsUnivariate hazard ratio (95% CI) valueMultivariate hazard ratio (95% CI) value

Age
<751 (reference)
≥751.37 (0.11–1.68)<0.001
Gleason grade group
<41 (reference)
≥41.82 (1.29–2.59)<0.0001
Initial PSA level, ng/ml
<2501 (reference)
≥2501.29 (1.03–1.62)0.030
TTN, month
<91 (reference)1 (reference)
≥90.25 (0.20–0.31)<0.00010.24 (0.12–0.48)<0.0001
Nadir PSA level, ng/ml
<11 (reference)1 (reference)
≥13.66 (2.86–4.68)<0.00012.76 (1.98–3.84)<0.0001
PSARR, % (month)
<101 (reference)1 (reference)
≥103.51 (2.73–4.51)<0.00010.53 (0.27–1.04)0.065
TFNTC, month
<51 (reference)1 (reference)
≥50.38 (0.30–0.47)<0.00011.67 (1.18–2.37)0.004
PSADT, month
<31 (reference)1 (reference)
≥30.25 (0.19–0.34)<0.00010.40 (0.28–0.56)<0.0001
TTC, month
<171 (reference)1 (reference)
≥170.20 (0.16–0.25)<0.00010.53 (0.32–0.85)0.009

TTN: time to PSA nadir, PSARR: PSA reduction rate, TFNTC: time from PSA nadir to CRPC, PSADT: PSA doubling time, and TTC: time from ADT to CRPC.