Table 2 Multivariable analysis of p53 nuclear staining and established baseline prognostic variables and their association with biochemical relapse, clinical relapse and prostate cancer-specific survival

From: p53 nuclear accumulation as an early indicator of lethal prostate cancer

 

% of p53-positive nuclei model HR (95% CI), p-value

p53 cluster model HR (95% CI), p-value

Variable

BCR

MR

PCSM

BCR

MR

PCSM

Increasing p53 positive tumour nucleia

1.2 (1.1–1.3) p = 0.006

1.4 (1.1–1.8) p = 0.007

1.9 (1.2–2.8) p = 0.003

   

p53 cluster

 Positive vs negative

   

1.7 (1.2–2.4) p =  0.002

3.1 (1.1–8.6) p = 0.03

9.4 (1.2–76) p = 0.04

Lymph node involvementb

 Present vs absent

p = 0.6

8.3 (1.8–38) p = 0.006

p = 0.9

p = 0.3

12.4 (2.8–54) p = 0.001

p = 0.8

ISUP grade group

      

 1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 2

1.7 (1.0–2.8) p = 0.04

p = 0.9

p = 0.8

1.7 (1.0–2.7) p = 0.04

p = 0.9

p = 0.8

 3

2.2 (1.2–3.8) p = 0.006

p = 0.2

p = 0.6

2.1 (1.2–3.6) p = 0.01

p = 0.2

p = 0.4

 4

p = 0.07

p = 0.1

p = 0.9

2.3 (1.1–5.1) p = 0.04

p = 0.1

p = 0.9

 5

p = 0.1

6.3 (1.2–32) p = 0.03

p = 0.2

p = 0.06

7.3 (1.4–37) p = 0.02

p = 0.1

Baseline PSAc, ng/ml

p = 0.6

p = 0.08

p = 0.8

p = 0.6

p = 0.7

p = 0.7

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, BCR biochemical relapse, MR metastatic relapse, PCSM prostate cancer specific mortality, ISUP International Society of Urological Pathology
  2. aContinuous variable
  3. bLymph nodes involved in 6/271 (2%) patients
  4. cContinuous variable, log transformed