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ArticleTherapeutic advances in urology

Prognostic factors and treatment choice for stage IV, low-volume metastasis hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: cross-sectional study of real-world data.

Mohamed Ibrahim Elewaily, Marina Campione, Mona Ali Hassan, Shobana Anpalakhan, Naoko Atsumi, Benjamin Smalley, Anza Ashraf, Joanna Gale, Akash Maniam, Giuseppe Luigi Banna

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Mohamed Ibrahim ElewailyDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3368-5037
Marina CampioneFaculty of Economics and Law of University of Enna Kore, Enna, Italy.
Mona Ali HassanDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.
Shobana AnpalakhanDepartment of Oncology, Southampton General Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.
Naoko AtsumiDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.
Benjamin SmalleyDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.
Anza AshrafDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.
Joanna GaleDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.
Akash ManiamDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.
Giuseppe Luigi BannaDepartment of Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK.

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Abstract

Background: Many metastatic prostate cancer prognostics have been suggested, but few are validated. Nodal metastasis burden and baseline biochemical characteristics are overlooked in the currently accepted stratifications for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PSMA PET/CT) is likely to increase the incidence of pelvic nodal and mHSPC undetected by conventional scans. However, there is no consensus on managing regional nodal metastasis (N1M0) and no separate guidelines for non-regional nodal (M1a) and low-volume bone (M1b) spread but collectively as a part of low-volume CHAARTED disease. Objectives: To assess the different prognostic factors for stage IV disease classified as CHAARTED low-volume on a real-world series of patients and to examine treatment preference for each of the disease subcategories. Methods and design: This retrospective cross-sectional study included patients diagnosed with HSPC at stage IV, with low-volume disease according to the CHAARTED criteria. Data were collected from the database of Portsmouth and St. Mary NHS Hospitals between February 2017 and August 2023. Patient characteristics were analysed, and prognostic factors were evaluated using Cox regression analysis. 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was the primary outcome measure. Results: Data on 126 patients were analysed. Seven patients (6%) had N1M0, 28 (22%) M1a, and 91 (72%) M1b. 5-year PFS was 80.9% for M1a and 54.9% for M1b metastases, Conclusion: Early results of our data analysis underscore the significance of baseline PSA as an independent prognostic factor alongside anatomical tumour extent of spread in stage IV low-volume metastasis prostate cancer. There is no agreement on treatment for each subcategory, necessitating further real-world studies and clinical trials. Further follow-up would assess the prognostic benefit of cRT.

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hormone-sensitivelow-volume prostatemetastatic prostate cancerprognostic factorsreal-world datastage IV prostate

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PMCPMC11558730

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