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ArticleStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2025

Early and repetitive novel-tracer PET-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy for nodal oligorecurrent prostate cancer after definitive first-line therapy.

Arne Grün, Selin Cumaoglu, Anne Kluge, Thorsten Schlomm, Dirk Böhmer, Kurt Miller, Holger Heidenreich, Daniel Zips, Goda Kalinauskaite

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Article in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2025. 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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Arne GrünDepartment for Radiation Oncology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany. arne.gruen@charite.de.ORCID 0000-0002-3868-2719
Selin CumaogluDepartment for Radiation Oncology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Anne KlugeMVZ Leipzig Strahlentherapie, Landsberger Straße 81, 04157, Leipzig, Germany.
Thorsten SchlommDepartment for Urology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Dirk BöhmerDepartment for Radiation Oncology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Kurt MillerDepartment for Urology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Holger HeidenreichDepartment for Urology, Bundeswehr Krankenhaus Berlin, Scharnhorststraße 13, 10115, Berlin, Germany.
Daniel ZipsDepartment for Radiation Oncology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Goda KalinauskaiteDepartment for Radiation Oncology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProstate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging can detect prostate cancer (PCa) nodal oligorecurrences (NOR) at very low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. Prospective studies on oligorecurrent (OR) PCa have been hampered by either dated diagnostics or inhomogeneous cohorts and/or treatment approaches. We hypothesized that early and-if necessary and feasible-repetitive PSMA-PET-based metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) would improve freedom from palliative (systemic) therapy at low toxicity.

methodsThis study is a retrospective analysis of patients treated for OR PCa after definitive first-line therapy using PSMA-PET/CT-based SBRT. Endpoints were biochemical progression-free survival (bPFS), SBRT-free survival (SBRT-FS), androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)-free survival (ADT-FS), and toxicity.

resultsA total of 67 patients and 248 metastases (211 nodal) were treated. Patients on concurrent ADT were excluded. Median PSA at inclusion was 2.175 ng/ml. bPFS, SBRT-FS, and ADT-FS for multiple-course SBRT were 9.5, 19.5, and 35.0 months, respectively; 32 patients had ≥ 1 course of SBRT. Median PSA nadir was 0.585 ng/ml. There was no ≥ grade 2 toxicity.

conclusionModern-tracer PET/CT-based early and repetitive focal SBRT yields promising results with regard to bPFS, SBRT-FS, and ADT-FS with low toxicity. The ability of this approach to postpone initiation of palliative treatment with low toxicity should be re-evaluated prospectively.

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Lymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyProstatic NeoplasmsRadiosurgeryRadiotherapy, Image-GuidedAgedAged, 80 and overAndrogen AntagonistsAntigens, SurfaceGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIHumansMaleMiddle AgedProgression-Free SurvivalProstate-Specific AntigenAndrogen AntagonistsAntigens, SurfaceFOLH1 protein, humanGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIProstate-Specific AntigenAdverse eventsMetastases-directed therapy (MDT)Non-invasivePostponement of hormonal therapyStereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR)

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PMCPMC11739206

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