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Table 1 Patient characteristics, adjusted

From: Direct comparison of low-dose-rate brachytherapy versus radical prostatectomy using the surgical definition of biochemical recurrence for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Variables

SEED-BT (n = 214)

RP (n = 214)

P

Age, median (range), years

69 (48–82)

68 (52–79)

0.204

PSA at diagnosis, median (range), ng/mL

7.9 (2.6–18.5)

7.3 (2.9–19.8)

0.697

Clinical stage, number (%)

  

0.562

 T1c

101 (47.1%)

107 (50.0%)

 

 T2a–c

113 (52.9%)

107 (50.0%)

 

Gleason grade, number (%)

  

0.770

 1

41 (19.2%)

36 (16.8%)

 

 2

112 (52.3%)

112 (52.3%)

 

 3

61 (28.5%)

66 (30.9%)

 

Positive biopsy core rate, number (%)

  

0.552

  < 34%

128 (59.8%)

134 (62.6%)

 

  ≥ 34%

86 (40.2%)

80 (37.4%)

 

Favorable intermediate-risk, number (%)

101 (47.2%)

100 (46.7%)

0.923

Follow-up, median (range), mos

96 (1–153)

94 (11–158)

0.499

Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy yes, number (%)

65 (30.3%)

9 (4.2%)

–

Adjuvant hormonal therapy yes, number (%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

–

Salvage radiotherapy, number (%)

–

43 (20.0%)

–

Positive surgical margin, number (%)

–

63 (29.4%)

–

 Open surgery (n = 121), number (%)

 

42 (34.7%)

 

 Laparoscopic surgery (n = 93), number (%)

 

21 (22.5%)

 

Combined EBRT, number (%)

53 (24.7%)

–

–

 Favorable intermediate-risk

12 (5.60%)

  

 Unfavorable intermediate-risk

41 (19.1%)

  

Prostate D90 at 1 month, Gy

   

 SEED-BT alone

185.6 (141.0–255.0)

–

 

 Combined EBRT

124.4 (99.4–180.8)

–

 

Prostate V100 at 1 month, Gy

   

 SEED-BT alone

97.9% (80.1–100)

–

 

 Combined EBRT

96.9% (90.0–99.3)

–

 

Prostate V150 at 1 month, Gy

   

 SEED-BT alone

69.2% (23.4–97.3)

–

 

 Combined EBRT

62.4% (42.6–84.8)

–

 

BED, Gy2

218.0 (147.9–284.1)

–

 
  1. Prostate D90 indicates minimal dose received by 90% of prostate gland at 1 month. Prostate V100 and V150 indicates percentage of prostate gland volume that received 100% and 150% of the prescribed dose, respectively, at 1 month
  2. BED, biochemical effective dose; EBRT, external-beam radiotherapy; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; SEED-BT, seed brachytherapy; RP, radical prostatectomy