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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2022

Benefits of early salvage therapy on oncological outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer with persistent PSA after radical prostatectomy.

D Milonas, A Laenen, Z Venclovas, L Jarusevicius, G Devos, S Joniau

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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, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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D MilonasMedical Academy, Department of Urology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickeviciaus 9, 44307, Kaunas, Lithuania. daimantas.milonas@lsmuni.lt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0149-0641
A LaenenLeuven Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics Center, KU Leuven, Oude Markt 13, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Z VenclovasMedical Academy, Department of Urology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickeviciaus 9, 44307, Kaunas, Lithuania.
L JaruseviciusMedical Academy, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickeviciaus 9, 44307, Kaunas, Lithuania.
G DevosDepartment of Urology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
S JoniauDepartment of Urology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BELithuanian University of Health Sciences · LT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) persistence are at the increased risk of disease progression. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of early salvage therapy on oncological outcomes in patients with persistent PSA after radical prostatectomy (RP).

methodsWithin a single tertiary centre database, we identified men with persistent (≥ 0.1 ng/ml) versus undetectable (< 0.1 ng/ml) PSA 4-8 weeks after RP for high-risk prostate cancer (HRPCa). The cumulative incidence function was used to estimate cancer-specific survival (CSS) and clinical progression-free survival (CPFS). The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate overall survival (OS). The effects on oncological outcomes of salvage radiotherapy (SRT) ± androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) vs. ADT monotherapy were tested in the subgroup of patients with persistent PSA.

resultsOf 414 consecutive patients who underwent RP for HRPC, 125 (30.2%) had persistent PSA. Estimated 10-year CPFS, CSS and OS for men with persistent vs. undetectable PSA were 63.8% vs. 93.5%, 78.5% vs. 98.3% and 54% vs. 83.2% (all p < 0.0001), respectively. In men with persistent PSA, ADT alone was associated with higher risk (hazard ratio (HR) for worse CSS (HR 3.9, p = 0.005) and OS (HR 4.7, p < 0.0001) but not for CP (HR 1.6, p = 0.2) when compared with SRT ± ADT.

conclusionIn patients who underwent RP for HRPCa, persistent PSA was associated with poor oncological outcomes. Early SRT ± ADT resulted in significantly improved CSS and OS in men with persistent PSA comparing with early androgen deprivation monotherapy.

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Early Medical InterventionProstatectomySalvage TherapyAgedDisease ProgressionHumansMaleMiddle AgedProgression-Free SurvivalProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeProstate-Specific AntigenProstate cancerPSA persistenceRadical prostatectomySalvage treatment

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