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ArticleJournal of the National Cancer Institute2025

Incidence and prognostic implications of prostate-specific antigen persistence and relapse after radical prostatectomy: population-based study.

Pietro Scilipoti, Hans Garmo, Rolf Gedeborg, David Robinson, Pär Stattin, Marcus Westerberg

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Article in Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Pietro ScilipotiDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0007-6126-9889
Hans GarmoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Rolf GedeborgDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8850-7863
David RobinsonDepartment of Urology, Ryhov Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-3433-8873
Pär StattinDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Marcus WesterbergDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8906-6967

Funding

Region UppsalaThe Swedish Cancer Society 22 2051The Swedish Research Council 2022-00544
6 · The paper itself

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backgroundThere has been a wide range in incidence of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) persistence and relapse after radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer (PCa). We aimed to describe incidence and prognostic implications of PSA persistence and relapse.

methodsRegister-based cohort study in Sweden of men diagnosed with PCa between 2007 and 2020 who underwent RP. Risks were estimated using competing risk cumulative incidence curves. Treatment after persistence or relapse and risk of PCa death and other causes were stratified according to persistence, European Association of Urology relapse risk groups, time to relapse, and life expectancy based on age and comorbidities.

resultsAmong 10 700 men, the 10-year risk of PSA persistence or relapse after RP was 34% (95% confidence interval = 32% to 35%). Within 12 months of persistence/relapse, 75% of men with persistence, high-risk relapse, or early relapse (<2 years) received treatment. The 10-year risk of PCa death ranged from 12% for men with persistence to 2% in men with low-risk relapse, whereas death from other causes ranged from 11% to 16%. Risk of PCa death was 8.5% after early relapse (<2 years) and 1.4% after late relapse (>5 years).

conclusionsThis population-based study estimated that one-third of men would have PSA persistence or relapse within 10 years from RP. There was a wide range in risk of death from PCa according to cancer characteristics and time to relapse. Risk of death from other causes was substantial. These factors, along with life expectancy, should inform treatment decisions for men with persistence or relapse.

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Neoplasm Recurrence, LocalProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsAgedCohort StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRegistriesSwedenProstate-Specific Antigen

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PMID39821045
PMCPMC12145906

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