TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

CharacteristicNo. of patients* (n = 25)
Race
 Caucasian14
 African-American7
 Hispanic2
 Other2
Prostatectomy findings
 Pathologic T stage
  pT1/T26
  pT316
  pT42
  pTx1
 Grade (Gleason Score)
  GS 65
  GS 714
  GS 82
  GS 92
  Uncharted2
 Margins
  Positive12
  Negative11
  Uncharted2
 Seminal vesicle invasion
  Positive6
  Negative18
  Uncharted1
 Extracapsular extension
  Yes17
  No7
  Uncharted1
 Pelvic lymph node involvement:
  Yes0
  No23
  Unsampled2
Postprostatectomy course
 Postprostatectomy nadir (ng/mL)
  PSA ≤ 0.110
  0.1 < PSA ≤ 0.22
  0.2 < PSA ≤ 0.36
  0.3 < PSA ≤ 0.51
  0.5 < PSA ≤ 1.02
  1.0 < PSA1
  Uncharted3
 Highest postprostatectomy PSA before RT consultation (ng/mL)
  PSA ≤ 0.12
  0.1 < PSA ≤ 0.23
  0.2 < PSA ≤ 0.35
  0.3 < PSA ≤ 0.53
  0.5 < PSA ≤ 1.05
  1.0 < PSA ≤ 2.05
  2.0 < PSA2
  Uncharted0
RIS findings
 Uptake only in prostate fossa23
 Prostate fossa and pelvic node uptake2
 Extrapelvic uptake0
 No uptake0
Treatment information
 Volume
  Whole pelvis initially2
  Prostate bed for entire duration23
 Prostate bed treatment technique
  4-field2
  6-field13
  IMRT10
 Final dose (Gy)§
  64.02
  64.81
  65.01
  66.018
  66.41
  68.02
  • * Age: mean, 65 y; range, 50–82 y.

  • Time from prostatectomy to RT consultation ranged from 1.0 to 144 mo (mean, 29 mo).

  • Follow-up interval after RT: mean, 14.1 mo; median, 12.0 mo; range: 1.0–49.0 mo.

  • § Mean, 65.9 Gy.