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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2019

Survival after biochemical failure in prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy: Spanish Registry of Prostate Cancer (RECAP) database outcomes.

C González-San Segundo, J Jové, A Zapatero, J Pastor-Peidro, M L Vázquez, M Casaña, J L Mengual, A Gómez-Caamaño, A Gómez-Iturriaga, C Vallejo and 9 more

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Article in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Patterns of treatment failure in patients with prostate cancer treated with 76-80 Gy radiotherapy to the prostate and seminal vesicles ± hormonotherapy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021
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C González-San SegundoHGU Gregorio Marañón, C/Doctor Esquerdo 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain. cglezss@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-5327
J JovéHospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
A ZapateroHU de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
J Pastor-PeidroConsorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
M L VázquezHospital Meixoeiro, Vigo, Spain.
M CasañaFundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain.
J L MengualFundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain.
A Gómez-CaamañoHospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
A Gómez-IturriagaHospital Universitario Cruces, Baracaldo, Spain.
C VallejoHospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
I HenríquezHospital Universitario San Joan, Reus, Spain.
J L Muñoz-GarcíaHospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
J ClementeFundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Alcoy, Spain.
M PorrasHospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.
E ColladoHospital Universitario La Fé, Valencia, Spain.
G OssolaFundación Rioja Salud, La Rioja, Spain.
E VillafrancaHospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
M A CabezaHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
J López-TorrecillaConsorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

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introductionThe clinical course in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) after biochemical failure (BF) has received limited attention. This study analyzes survival time from recurrence, patterns of progression, and the efficacy of salvage therapies in patients treated with radical or postoperative radiotherapy (RT).

methodsThis is a multicenter retrospective comparative study of 1135 patients diagnosed with BF and treated with either radical (882) or postoperative (253) RT. Data correspond to the RECAP database. Clinical, tumor, and therapeutic characteristics were collected. Descriptive statistics, survival estimates, and comparisons of survival rates were calculated.

resultsTime to BF from initial treatment (RT or surgery) was higher in irradiated patients (51 vs 37 months). At a median follow-up of 102 months (14-254), the 8-year cause-specific survival (CSS) was 80.5%, without significant differences between the radical (80.1%) and postoperative (83.4%) RT groups. The 8-year metastasis-free survival rate was 57%. 173 patients (15%) died of PCa and 29 (2.5%) of a second cancer. No salvage therapy was given in 15% of pts. Only 5.5% of pts who underwent radical RT had local salvage treatment and 71% received androgen deprivation (AD) ± chemotherapy. The worst outcomes were in patients who developed metastases after BF (302 pts; 26.5%) and in cases with a Gleason > 7.

conclusionsIn PCa treated with radiotherapy, median survival after BF is relatively long. In this sample, no differences in survival rates at 8-years have been found, regardless of the time of radiotherapy administered. AD was the most common treatment after BF. Metastases and high Gleason score are adverse variables. To our knowledge, this is the first study to compare outcomes after BF among patients treated with primary RT vs. those treated with postoperative RT and to evaluate recurrence patterns, treatments administered, and causes of death. The results allow avoiding overtreatment, improving quality of life, without negatively affecting survival.

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