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ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2023

Long-term outcomes of SBRT for PSMA PET detected oligometastatic prostate cancer.

Riche Mohan, A Kneebone, T Eade, E Hsiao, L Emmett, Christopher Brown, J Hunter, G Hruby

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Article in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Riche MohanNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia. riche.mohan@health.nsw.gov.au.
A KneeboneNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
T EadeNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
E HsiaoNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
L EmmettNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
Christopher BrownNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
J HunterNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
G HrubyNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
Northern Sydney Local Health District · AUThe University of Sydney · AURoyal North Shore Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOligometastatic disease in prostate cancer (PCa) is a challenging clinical scenario encountered more frequently with the widespread adoption of PSMA-PET. SBRT aims to defer androgen deprivation and may deliver sustained biochemical failure (BF) free survival in selected patients. Little long-term data is currently available regarding the effectiveness of this approach.

methodsA retrospective single institution study of PSMA-PET directed SBRT without initial ADT for oligo-metachronous PCa. Median dose/fractionation was 24 Gy in 2# to bones and 30 Gy in 3# to lymph nodes. The primary endpoint was time to BF (PSA + 0.2 ug/L above nadir). Secondary endpoints included time to ADT for relapse (i.e. palliative ADT), BF defined as PSA nadir + 2 ug/L, toxicity, patterns of failure and survival. Patients were excluded if they received ADT with their SBRT, had short disease-free interval, or > 3 metastases on PSMA-PET.

results103 patients treated from November-2014 to December-2019 were analysed from our prospective database. Median follow-up was 5 years. 64 patients were treated for nodal only disease, 35 bone only and 4 mixed. 15% were free of any BF at 5 years with median time to BF of 1.1 years. 32% (33/103) of patients had further curative-intent radiation treatment following their first BF after SBRT, including subsequent SBRT. Eight patients underwent potentially curative treatment for their second or third relapse. Allowing for salvage treatment, 29/103 (28%) were biochemically disease free at last follow up. At 5 years, 39% of patients had never received any ADT and 55% had not started ADT for relapse with a median time to ADT for relapse of 5.5 years. There were 2 grade 3 toxicities (rib fracture and lymphoedema), and no local failures.

conclusionPSMA-PET guided SBRT for oligo-metachronous PCa recurrence in appropriately triaged patients results in excellent local control, low toxicity and over 50% ADT free at 5 years.

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Prostatic NeoplasmsRadiosurgeryAndrogen AntagonistsHumansMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPositron-Emission TomographyPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyProstate-Specific AntigenRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAndrogen AntagonistsProstate-Specific Antigen

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PMCPMC10394924
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