Table 1 Baseline demographic data on disease characteristics of the cohort used in the transcript expression analysis stratified by early biochemical relapse or no-relapse (EBRT - external beam radiotherapy, PADT - primary androgen deprivation therapy)

Sample size

n = 15

n = 15

n = 15

n = 15

Mean age

74 (57-78)

69 (60-78)

p = 0.09 NS

65 (58-71)

67 (52-77)

p = 0.26 NS

Mean presenting PSA (ng/ml)

23.9 (2.5-90.3)

25 (5.2-251)

p = 0.36 NS

15.5 (4.1-27.9)

23.9 (3.6-107)

p = 0.25 NS

Clinical stage

p = 0.06 NS

p = 0.89 NS

T1

2

0

2

4

T2

9

7

8

5

T3

4

7

5

6

T4

0

1

0

0

Principle Gleason grade

p = 0.17 NS

p = 0.78 NS

Gleason 3

7

4

12

11

Gleason 4

6

6

2

4

Gleason 5

2

5

1

0

Gleason grade sum

p = 0.25 NS

p = 0.93 NS

6

3

1

8

7

7

7

4

5

7

8

0

5

0

0

9

4

4

1

1

10

1

1

1

0

Metastasis

p = 0.2 NS

p = 1.00 NS

M0

13

9

15

15

M1

2

6

0

0