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Efstathiou E, Merseburger A, Liew A, Kurtyka K, Panda O, Dalechek D, Heerdegen ACS, Jain R, De Solda F, McCarthy SA, Brookman-May SD, Mundle SD, Yu Ko W, Krabbe LM. Perception of cure in prostate cancer: human-led and artificial intelligence-assisted landscape review and linguistic analysis of literature, social media and policy documents. ESMO Open 2024; 9:103007. [PMID: 38744101 PMCID: PMC11108859 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding stakeholders' perception of cure in prostate cancer (PC) is essential to preparing for effective communication about emerging treatments with curative intent. This study used artificial intelligence (AI) for landscape review and linguistic analysis of definition, context and value of cure among stakeholders in PC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Subject-matter experts (SMEs) selected cure-related key words using Elicit, a semantic literature search engine, and extracted hits containing the key words from Medline, Sermo and Overton, representing academic researchers, health care providers (HCPs) and policymakers, respectively. NetBase Quid, a social media analytics and natural language processing tool, was used to carry out key word searches in social media (representing the general public). NetBase Quid analysed linguistics of key word-specific hit sets for key word count, geolocation and sentiments. SMEs qualitatively summarised key word-specific insights. Contextual terms frequently occurring with key words were identified and quantified. RESULTS SMEs identified seven key words applicable to PC (number of acquired hits) across four platforms: Cure (12429), Survivor (6063), Remission (1904), Survivorship (1179), Curative intent (432), No evidence of disease (381) and Complete remission (83). Most commonly used key words were Cure by the general public and HCPs (11815 and 224 hits), Survivorship by academic researchers and Survivor by policymakers (378 hits each). All stakeholders discussed Cure and cure-related key words primarily in early-stage PC and associated them with positive sentiments. All stakeholders defined cure differently but communicated about it in relation to disease measurements (e.g. prostate-specific antigen) or surgery. Stakeholders preferred different terms when discussing cure in PC: Cure (academic researchers), Cure rates (HCPs), Potential cure and Survivor/Survivorship (policymakers) and Cure and Survivor (general public). CONCLUSION This human-led, AI-assisted large-scale qualitative language-based research revealed that cure was commonly discussed by academic researchers, HCPs, policymakers and the general public, especially in early-stage PC. Stakeholders defined and contextualised cure in their communications differently and associated it with positive value.
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Oxford PharmaGenesis Group Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
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- Oxford PharmaGenesis Inc, Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Oxford PharmaGenesis Inc, Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Oxford PharmaGenesis Inc, Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Raritan, New Jersey, USA
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- Janssen Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Raritan, New Jersey, USA
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- Janssen Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Raritan, New Jersey, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Raritan, New Jersey, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA; Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Janssen Research & Development, Raritan, New Jersey, USA
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- University of British Columbia Men's Health Research Program, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Vivantes Hospital Network for Health, Berlin, Germany
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Wang B, Fu Y, Chen M, Peng S, Marra G, Zhuang J, Zhang S, Guo H, Qiu X. The presence of intraductal carcinoma of prostate is a risk factor for poor pathologic response in men with high-risk prostate cancer receiving neoadjuvant therapy. Urol Oncol 2024; 42:67.e9-67.e15. [PMID: 38233262 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the potential association between the presence of intraductal carcinoma of the prostate (IDC-P) on biopsy and pathologic response of primary tumor to neoadjuvant therapy in patients with high-risk prostate cancer. METHODS Eighty-five patients with high-risk localized/locally advanced prostate cancer (CaP) who were given 6-month neoadjuvant therapies of androgen deprivation therapy plus docetaxel or abiraterone prior to radical prostatectomy in 2 prospective trials were included in this study. The presence of IDC-P in biopsy pathology was rereviewed by 2 experienced pathologists. Favorable pathologic response was defined as pathologic complete response or minimal residual disease <5 mm on whole-mount histopathology. Characteristics of clinical and biopsy pathology variables were included in univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses to identify risk factors for the prediction of favorable pathologic response on final pathology. RESULTS IDC-P was identified to be present on biopsy pathology of 35 patients (41.2%) while favorable pathologic responses were confirmed in 25 patients (29.4%). Initial prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (OR 3.592, 95% CI 1.176-10.971, P = 0.025) and the presence of IDC-P on biopsy pathology (OR 3.837, 95% CI 1.234-11.930, P = 0.020) were found to be significantly associated with favorable pathologic response in multivariate logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSION IDC-P on biopsy pathology was found to be an independent risk factor to predict a poor pathology response of primary CaP to neoadjuvant therapies.
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- Binyu Wang
- Department of Urology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Urology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Urology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Institute of Urology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Han JL, Song YX, Yao WJ, Zhou J, Du Y, Xu T. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Provokes Macrophages to Secrete IL-1β Contributing to Atherosclerosis Progression. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2022; 210:ji2200475. [PMID: 36427008 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Abnormally high follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) has been reported to associate with cardiovascular diseases in prostate cancer patients with specific androgen deprivation therapy and in menopausal women. All of the cardiovascular diseases were involved in atherosclerosis. However, the pathogenic mechanism of FSH-associated atherosclerosis remains uncertain. Apolipoprotein E-deficient mice were chosen to develop atherosclerosis, of which the plaques were analyzed with administration of short- and long-term FSH imitating androgen deprivation therapy-induced and menopausal FSH elevation. The study showed that short- and long-term exposure of FSH significantly accelerated atherosclerosis progression in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice, manifested as strikingly increased plaques in the aorta and its roots, increased macrophage content, reduced fibrin, and an enlarged necrotic core, suggesting a decrease in plaque stability. Furthermore, expression profiles from the Gene Expression Omnibus GSE21545 dataset revealed that macrophage inflammation was tightly associated with FSH-induced atherosclerotic progression. The human monocyte cell line THP-1 was induced by PMA and worked as a macrophage model to detect inflammatory factors and cellular functions. FSH remarkably promoted the expression of IL-1β in macrophages and strikingly increased the chemotactic migratory capacity of macrophages toward MCP-1, but the promigratory capacity of FSH was attenuated in foam cells. Overall, we revealed that FSH significantly promoted the inflammatory response and migration of macrophages, thereby provoking atherosclerosis development.
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- Jing-Li Han
- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Hemorheology Center, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; and
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Hemorheology Center, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; and
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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Milonas D, Venclovas Z, Sasnauskas G, Ruzgas T. The Significance of Prostate Specific Antigen Persistence in Prostate Cancer Risk Groups on Long-Term Oncological Outcomes. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13102453. [PMID: 34070052 PMCID: PMC8158093 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13102453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The current prostate cancer guidelines recommend performing the first prostate-specific antigen measurement at three months after radical prostatectomy. However, at an earlier measurement, persistence (≥0.1 ng/mL) of this biomarker could be found in up to 30% of cases, depending on the prostate cancer risk factors. Recent reports have demonstrated an increasing interest in prostate-specific antigen persistence as a possible additional predictor of disease progression and cancer-specific survival. However, the data remain scant, with weak evidence. We assessed the relationship between prostate-specific antigen persistence and long-term oncological outcomes within prostate cancer risk groups. We found that persistence of this biomarker could be used as an independent predictor of worse long-term outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer patients, while in intermediate-risk patients, this parameter significantly predicts only biochemical recurrence and has no impact on the outcomes in low-risk patients. Abstract Objective: To assess the significance of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) persistence at the first measurement after radical prostatectomy (RP) on long-term outcomes in different prostate cancer risk groups. Methods: Persistent PSA was defined as ≥0.1 ng/mL at 4–8 weeks after RP. Patients were stratified into low-, intermediate- and high-risk groups, according to the preoperative PSA, pathological stage, grade group and lymph nodes status. The ten-year cumulative incidence of biochemical recurrence (BCR), metastases, cancer-specific mortality (CSM) and overall mortality (OM) were calculated in patients with undetectable and persistent PSA in different PCa-risk groups. Multivariate regression analyses depicted the significance of PSA persistence on each study endpoint. Results: Of all 1225 men, in 246 (20.1%), PSA persistence was detected. These men had an increased risk of BCR (hazard ratio (HR) 4.2, p < 0.0001), metastases (HR: 2.7, p = 0.002), CRM (HR: 5.5, p = 0.002) and OM (HR: 1.8, p = 0.01) compared to the men with undetectable PSA. The same significance of PSA persistence on each study endpoint was found in the high-risk group (HR: 2.5 to 6.2, p = 0.02 to p < 0.0001). In the intermediate-risk group, PSA persistence was found as a predictor of BCR (HR: 3.9, p < 0.0001), while, in the low-risk group, PSA persistence was not detected as a significant predictor of outcomes after RP. Conclusions: Persistent PSA could be used as an independent predictor of worse long-term outcomes in high-risk PCa patients, while, in intermediate-risk patients, this parameter significantly predicts only biochemical recurrence and has no impact on the outcomes in low-risk PCa patients.
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- Daimantas Milonas
- Medical Academy, Department of Urology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania; (Z.V.); (G.S.)
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- Medical Academy, Department of Urology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania; (Z.V.); (G.S.)
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- Medical Academy, Department of Urology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania; (Z.V.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, Kaunas University of Technology, 44249 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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