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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Adverse Pathology after Radical Prostatectomy of Patients Eligible for Active Surveillance-A Summary 7 Years after Introducing mpMRI-Guided Biopsy in a Real-World Setting.

Benedikt Ebner, Maria Apfelbeck, Nikolaos Pyrgidis, Tobias Nellessen, Stephan Ledderose, Paulo Leonardo Pfitzinger, Yannic Volz, Elena Berg, Benazir Enzinger, Severin Rodler and 5 more

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Benedikt EbnerDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2126-7305
Maria ApfelbeckDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Nikolaos PyrgidisDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Tobias NellessenDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Stephan LedderoseDepartment of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Paulo Leonardo PfitzingerDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Yannic VolzDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5468-9398
Elena BergDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Benazir EnzingerDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Severin RodlerDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7600-6535
Michael AtzlerDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Troya IvanovaDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Dirk-André ClevertDepartment of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3889-5447
Christian Georg StiefDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Michael ChaloupkaDepartment of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOver the last decade, active surveillance (AS) of low-risk prostate cancer has been increasing. The mpMRI fusion-guided biopsy of the prostate (FBx) is considered to be the gold standard in preoperative risk stratification. However, the role of FBx remains unclear in terms of risk stratification of low-risk prostate cancer outside high-volume centers. The aim of this study was to evaluate adverse pathology after radical prostatectomy (RP) in a real-world setting, focusing on patients diagnosed with Gleason score (GS) 6 prostate cancer (PCa) and eligible for AS by FBx. SUBJECTS AND

methodsBetween March 2015 and March 2022, 1297 patients underwent FBx at the Department of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany. MpMRI for FBx was performed by 111 different radiology centers. FBx was performed by 14 urologists from our department with different levels of experience. In total, 997/1297 (77%) patients were diagnosed with prostate cancer; 492/997 (49%) of these patients decided to undergo RP in our clinic and were retrospectively included. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate clinical and histopathological parameters associated with adverse pathology comparing FBx and RP specimens. To compare FBx and systematic randomized biopsies performed in our clinic before introducing FBx (SBx, n = 2309), we performed a propensity score matching on a 1:1 ratio, adjusting for age, number of positive biopsy cores, and initial PSA (iPSA).

resultsA total of 492 patients undergoing FBx or SBx was matched. In total, 55% of patients diagnosed with GS 6 by FBx were upgraded to clinically significant PCa (defined as GS ≥ 7a) after RP, compared to 52% of patients diagnosed by SBx (

conclusionsIn this study, we show, in a real-world setting, that introducing FBx did not lead to significant change in ratio of adverse pathology for low-risk PCa patients after RP compared to SBx.

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