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ArticleCancers2024

Salvage Androgen Deprivation Therapy as Potential Treatment for Recurrence after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

Hiroshi Kano, Yoshifumi Kadono, Renato Naito, Tomoyuki Makino, Hiroaki Iwamoto, Hiroshi Yaegashi, Shohei Kawaguchi, Takahiro Nohara, Kazuyoshi Shigehara, Kouji Izumi and 1 more

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Article in Cancers, 2024. 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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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Visceral Fat Volume and Inguinal Hernia After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Three-Dimensional CT Analysis.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiroshi KanoDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3543-1236
Yoshifumi KadonoDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5780-4032
Renato NaitoDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
Tomoyuki MakinoDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2554-7048
Hiroaki IwamotoDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3599-2217
Hiroshi YaegashiDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3188-8834
Shohei KawaguchiDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
Takahiro NoharaDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
Kazuyoshi ShigeharaDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2118-9135
Kouji IzumiDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8480-9100
Atsushi MizokamiDepartment of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
Kanazawa University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe efficacy of intermittent androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for biochemical recurrence (BCR) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is unknown, and its usefulness in Japanese practice needs to be investigated.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 85 patients who underwent RARP and were selected for intermittent ADT for postoperative recurrence at Kanazawa University Hospital between 2009 and 2019. Intermittent ADT was administered for 2 years. If prostate-specific antigen levels increased post-treatment, intermittent ADT was reinitiated. The median follow-up period was 47 months.

resultsThe 73 patients had completed the initial course of ADT, and 12 were under initial ADT. The 5-year castration-resistant prostate-cancer-free survival rates, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival were 92.7%, 98.3%, and 94.7%, respectively. A subgroup analysis of 69 patients who completed intermittent ADT was conducted to evaluate the BCR rate following initial ADT. The 5-year BCR-free survival rate was 53.2%. Multivariate analysis identified testosterone ≤ 0.03 ng/mL during ADT as the sole predictor of BCR after ADT.

conclusionsSalvage intermittent ADT may be an effective treatment option for BCR after RARP. In addition, it would be useful to confirm strong testosterone suppression as a criterion for transition to intermittent therapy.

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intermittent androgen deprivation therapyrecurrencerobot-assisted radical prostatectomysalvage treatmenttestosterone

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