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ReviewClinical and translational radiation oncology2025

Prostate radiotherapy in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: A systematic review and

Navid Roessler, Marcin Miszczyk, Alessandro Dematteis, Fabio Zattoni, Tamás Fazekas, Filippo Carletti, Giuseppe Reitano, Akihiro Matsukawa, Ahmed R Alfarhan, Angelo Cormio and 11 more

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Review in Clinical and translational radiation oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Navid RoesslerDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Marcin MiszczykDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Alessandro DematteisDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Fabio ZattoniDepartment of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, Clinic of Urology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Tamás FazekasDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Filippo CarlettiDepartment of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, Clinic of Urology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Giuseppe ReitanoDepartment of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, Clinic of Urology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Akihiro MatsukawaDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ahmed R AlfarhanDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Angelo CormioDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Abdulrahman S AlqahtaniDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Timo F W SoeterikDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Giulia MarvasoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Giorgio GandagliaUnit of Urology, Division of Oncology, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
Péter NyirádyDepartment of Urology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Paweł RajwaDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Łukasz NykRobotic Surgery Center, Military Institute of Medicine, National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Peter Soo PalenciaDepartment of Urology, Yale University New Haven CT USA.
Michael S LeapmanDepartment of Urology, Yale University New Haven CT USA.
Barbara A Jereczek-FossaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Shahrokh F ShariatDepartment of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of synchronous metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) is rising with the increasing use of next-generation imaging. Local radiotherapy (RT) was shown to improve survival in patients with mHSPC; however, new data require a re-assessment of the indication and value of local RT in mHSPC. Methods: In this prospectively registered systematic review and Results: Out of the 10,615 individual records, we identified three RCTs: HORRAD (n = 432), STAMPEDE (n = 2,061), and PEACE-1 (n = 1,173). The systemic treatment included androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in HORRAD, ADT ± Docetaxel in STAMPEDE, and ADT ± Docetaxel ± Abiraterone in PEACE-1 trial. Local RT was not associated with significantly improved OS in all patients (HR = 0.92; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.85-1.00; p = 0.06), or in those with low metastatic burden (HR = 0.74; 95 %CI 0.51-1.06; p = 0.1); however, exploratory analyses showed a significant improvement in androgen deprivation resistance-free survival (HR = 0.76; 95 %CI 0.70-0.82; p < 0.001). Local RT was associated with significant reduction in local prostate cancer related events in the HORRAD (18 % vs. 30 %) and PEACE-1 (12 % vs. 22 %) trials, but not in the STAMPEDE trial (49 % vs. 51 %). Conclusion: Local RT does not improve OS in unselected patients treated with modern systemic therapies for mHSPC. However, it delays ADT resistance and reduces local adverse events, with relatively tolerable toxicity. Future studies should refine selection criteria, ideally using PSMA-PET imaging, dynamic response markers, and/or genomic profiling, to identify mHSPC patients most likely to benefit from local RT.

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Adverse eventsLocal treatmentMetastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancerOverall survivalPrimary tumor/prostate/local treatmentRadiotherapy

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PMCPMC12272608

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