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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Comparing the Survival Outcomes of Radical Prostatectomy

Xiaoxiao Guo, Haoran Xia, Xiaonan Su, Huiming Hou, Qiuzi Zhong, Jianye Wang

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Xiaoxiao GuoDepartment of Urology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.
Haoran XiaDepartment of Urology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.
Xiaonan SuDepartment of Urology, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, China.
Huiming HouDepartment of Urology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.
Qiuzi ZhongDepartment of Radiotherapy, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.
Jianye WangDepartment of Urology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe efficacy of local treatments (LTs) in selected patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) had been demonstrated. However, the comparative effectiveness between LTs is unclear. Here, we compared the impact of radical prostatectomy (RP) and brachytherapy (RT) on the survival outcomes of mPCa patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsmPCa patients who received RT or RP between 2004 and 2016 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to evaluate the comparative risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality (CSM) and all-cause mortality (ACM) between LTs. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) and adjusted standardized mortality ratio weighting (SMRW) were performed to balance the clinicopathological characteristics of the groups.

resultsOf 684 mPCa patients, 481 underwent RP and 203 received RT. After PSM, both groups included 148 cases, and RT resulted in comparable CSM

conclusionsRP could confer better survival outcomes than could RT in mPCa patients with favorable primary tumor features, but not in those with advanced primary tumor features. Moreover, the metastatic substage has limited impact on the comparative effectiveness between RP and RT. Further clinical trials are necessary to confirm the present results.

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comparative effectivenessmetastatic prostate cancerpropensity score analysisradical prostatectomyradiotherapy

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PMCPMC8655721

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