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Table 2 Patient characteristics from the Prostate Cohort Outcomes Initiative Database of the British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) sorted by NCCN risk groups [3] and 5-level risk stratification. [6]

From: Expanded risk groups help determine which prostate radiotherapy sub-group may benefit from adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy

 

Expanded Risk Groups (Williams, Duchesne,2006)

NCCN Risk Groups

 

Low (n = 317)

Low-intermediate (n = 293)

Intermediate (n = 329)

High (n = 241)

Extreme (n = 230)

Low (n = 229)

Intermediate (n = 497)

High (n = 677)

PSA

        

Median

4.9

10.1

7.7

15.8

36

6.1

9.8

16

Range

0.2–7.5

7.6–15

0.3–20

10.1–30

20–250

0.2–10

0.3–20

0.5–250

T stage

        

T1

70

77

46

22

23

116

82

40

T2

187

151

150

111

62

113

415

134

T3

56

58

126

97

121

0

0

462

T4

2

3

5

7

15

0

0

32

missing

2

4

2

4

9

0

0

9

Age

        

Median

71

72

71

71

69

71

72

70

Age range

46–84

50–82

49–86

47–85

48–82

54–84

50–86

46–84

EBRT dose

        

Median (Gy)

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

Range (Gy)

66–70

66–70

66–72

66–72

66–70

66–70

66–72

66–72

Gleason score

        

6 or less

317

293

74

61

44

229

308

246

7

0

0

175

135

109

0

189

227

8 or more

0

0

80

45

77

0

0

205

ADT rate [Neoadjuvant alone, neoadjuvant-adjuvant]

19.2% [72%, 28%]

23.5% [55%, 45%]

51.7% [39%, 61%]

62.2% [36%, 64%]

79.6% [41%, 59%]

13.5% [87%, 13%]

25.4% [47%, 53%]

69.7% [40%, 60%]

Duration of ADT (neoadjuvant ADT) mean, [total SD] in months)

8.3 (1.1) [6.0]

10.8 (1.5) [7.3]

15.4 (3.2) [13.9]

15.4 (4.0) [13.4]

17.3 (4.7) [16.7]

7.0 (0.8) [3.4]

11.9 (1.6) [12.0]

16.2 (4.3) [14.5]