Table 2 Patient survival in dependence of several clinicopathological factors and HDAC isoform expression (n=150)

From: Histone deacetylases 1, 2 and 3 are highly expressed in prostate cancer and HDAC2 expression is associated with shorter PSA relapse time after radical prostatectomy

Characteristic

No. of cases

No. of events

Mean PSA-relapse-free time (±s.e.) in months

P -value

HDAC1 expression

   

0.256

 Low

53

18

112 (±10)

 

 High

97

41

97 (±9)

 

HDAC2 expression

   

0.004

 Low

42

9

134 (±13)

 

 High

108

50

86 (±7)

 

HDAC3 expression

   

0.089

 Low

9

1

148 (±15)

 

 High

141

58

101 (±7)

 

Pre-OP PSA

   

0.006

10 ng ml−1

72

20

117 (±8)

 

 >10 ng ml−1

73

37

75 (±10)

 

Age

   

0.336

65

105

44

99 (±9)

 

 >65

45

15

108 (±12)

 

pT stage

   

0.003

 pT2

78

22

111 (±9)

 

 pT3/pT4

72

37

84 (±10)

 

Histological grade (Gleason)

   

<0.001

 Gleason sum 2–6

59

12

127 (±9)

 

 Gleason sum 7

51

22

95 (±12)

 

 Gleason sum 8–10

40

25

50 (±8)

 

R-status

   

0.006

 R0

79

23

122 (±9)

 

 R1

71

36

76 (±10)

 

Ki-67 index

   

0.010

10%

95

34

104 (±8)

 

 >10%

34

21

62 (±14)

 
  1. HDAC=histone deacetylase.
  2. P-values were calculated with the log-rank test.