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Barsky AR, Kraus RD, Carmona R, Santos PMG, Li C, Schwartz LE, Ballas LK, Vapiwala N. Investigating association of perineural invasion on prostate biopsy with Gleason score upgrading at prostatectomy: A multi-institutional analysis. Cancer Med 2020; 9:3383-3389. [PMID: 32187859 PMCID: PMC7221308 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The significance of perineural invasion (PNI) in prostate cancer (PC) is unclear. A recent report of patients with pT2N0R0 PC found that PNI at prostatectomy was independently associated with higher Gleason score and more diffuse prostatic disease. We aimed to test our hypothesis that PNI on prostate biopsy in pT2N0R0 patients is associated with increased Gleason score upgrading at prostatectomy. Methods We identified 2892 patients status post prostatectomy with pT2N0R0 PC from three institutions, diagnosed between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2014. Multivariable logistic regression (MVA) was used to evaluate the association between prostate biopsy PNI status and surgical Gleason upgrading, while controlling for potential confounders. Results Of the 2892 patients identified, 14% had PNI on biopsy, of whom 21% had surgical Gleason upgrading, while 28% without PNI on biopsy had such upgrading (P < .01). On MVA, the odds ratio (OR) of surgical Gleason upgrading for patients with biopsy PNI relative to patients without biopsy PNI was 0.69 (P < .01). The variables associated with surgical Gleason upgrading were age ≤60 years (OR 1.22, P = .02) and preoperative PSA >4 ng/mL (OR 1.26, P = .02). Conclusions In post‐prostatectomy patients with favorable‐risk PC, PNI on prostate biopsy was not associated with surgical Gleason score upgrading. This may be due to the association of PNI with more diffuse disease, leading to increased biopsy tumor yield and grading accuracy. These findings suggest that in this setting, biopsy PNI alone should not be a concern for more aggressive disease requiring pathologic confirmation or intervention. This may help guide treatment decision‐making for men debating active surveillance, radiation, and surgery.
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- Andrew R Barsky
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Kraus RD, Barsky A, Ji L, Garcia Santos PM, Cheng N, Groshen S, Vapiwala N, Ballas LK. The Perineural Invasion Paradox: Is Perineural Invasion an Independent Prognostic Indicator of Biochemical Recurrence Risk in Patients With pT2N0R0 Prostate Cancer? A Multi-Institutional Study. Adv Radiat Oncol 2018; 4:96-102. [PMID: 30706016 PMCID: PMC6349660 DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Purpose Perineural invasion (PNI) is a histologic feature that is present in as many as 84% of patients with prostate cancer. The prognostic significance of PNI is controversial, with recent studies yielding contradictory results. This study aims to assess whether PNI, on the surgical pathology of patients with pT2N0M0 disease and with negative surgical margins, is an independent prognostic indicator of the risk of biochemical recurrence. Methods and materials We identified 1549 patients who received a diagnosis of margin-negative pT2N0M0 prostate cancer at 3 separate institutions between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2014. We reviewed the electronic medical records of these patients and collected clinical and histologic data. A multivariable analysis was performed to assess the association between PNI and biochemical recurrence. Results Of the 1549 patients identified, 936 (60.4%) had PNI and 96 (6.2%) had biochemical recurrence. The median time until recurrence was 16 months. The median follow-up in patients without recurrence was 26.5 months. PNI was associated with pT2c disease. The proportion of patients with pT2c was 89% in patients with PNI compared with 79% in patients without PNI (P < .001). PNI was also associated with a higher surgical Gleason score (of those with vs without PNI, 21% vs 50% had Gleason score 3 + 3; 62% vs 41% had a Gleason score 3 + 4, 12% vs 5% had a Gleason score 4 + 3; and 5% vs 3% had a Gleason score 8-10; P < .001). On univariate analysis, patients with PNI appeared to be more likely to have disease recurrence (hazard ratio: 1.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-2.6; P = .015). However, after adjusting for other variables, there was not a significant association between PNI and recurrence (hazard ratio: 1.1; 95% confidence interval, 0.70-1.8: P = .65). Conclusions We found that PNI was not an independent indicator of the risk of biochemical recurrence. Instead, PNI may be an indicator of unfavorable histology such as a high Gleason score or diffuse disease within the prostate in pT2N0 patients.
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- Ryan Douglas Kraus
- University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, California
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- Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Preventative Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Los Angeles, California
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- University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Preventative Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, California
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Zhang LJ, Wu B, Zha ZL, Qu W, Zhao H, Yuan J, Feng YJ. Perineural invasion as an independent predictor of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer following radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Urol 2018; 18:5. [PMID: 29390991 PMCID: PMC5796578 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-018-0319-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although numerous studies have shown that perineural invasion (PNI) is linked to prostate cancer (PCa) risk, the results have been inconsistent. This study aimed to explore the association between PNI and biochemical recurrence (BCR) in patients with PCa following radical prostatectomy (RP) or radiotherapy (RT). METHODS According to the PRISMA statement, we searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wan Fang databases from inception to May 2017. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were extracted from eligible studies. Fixed or random effects model were used to calculate pooled HRs and 95% CIs according to heterogeneity. Publication bias was calculated by Begg's test. RESULTS Ultimately, 19 cohort studies that met the eligibility criteria and that involved 13,412 patients (82-2,316 per study) were included in this meta-analysis. The results showed that PNI was associated with higher BCR rates in patients with PCa after RP (HR=1.23, 95% CI: 1.11, 1.36, p<0.001) or RT (HR=1.22, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.34, p<0.001). No potential publication bias was found among the included studies in the RP group (p-Begg = 0.124) or the RT group (p-Begg = 0.081). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the presence of PNI by histopathology is associated with higher risk of BCR in PCa following RP or RT, and could serve as an independent prognostic factor in patients with PCa.
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- Li-Jin Zhang
- Departments of Urology, Affiliated Jiang-yin Hospital of the Southeast University Medical College, Jiang-yin, 214400, China.
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- Departments of Urology, Affiliated Jiang-yin Hospital of the Southeast University Medical College, Jiang-yin, 214400, China
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- Departments of Urology, Affiliated Jiang-yin Hospital of the Southeast University Medical College, Jiang-yin, 214400, China
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- Departments of Pharmacy, Affiliated Jiang-yin Hospital of the Southeast University Medical College, Jiang-yin, 214400, China
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- Departments of Urology, Affiliated Jiang-yin Hospital of the Southeast University Medical College, Jiang-yin, 214400, China
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- Departments of Urology, Affiliated Jiang-yin Hospital of the Southeast University Medical College, Jiang-yin, 214400, China
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- Departments of Urology, Affiliated Jiang-yin Hospital of the Southeast University Medical College, Jiang-yin, 214400, China
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Orah NO, Anunobi CC, Ojewola RW. Synoptic Versus Narrative Reporting of Prostate Biopsies at a Tertiary Healthcare Institution: Challenges, successes and expectations. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2017; 17:e319-e323. [PMID: 29062555 DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2017.17.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Cancer pathology reports are expected to contain all information required for patient management and disease surveillance. Moreover, reports for patients with prostate cancer have become increasingly complex with the addition of more pathological details. This study aimed to compare narrative and synoptic prostate cancer reports for core needle biopsies received at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria in order to determine which form was most complete according to international standards. METHODS This study was conducted from January 2010 to December 2015 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. All malignant prostate cancer histopathology reports received during this period were analysed for the presence of important clinicopathological parameters, including the numbers of cores taken and those involved by the tumour, percentage of tumour involvement, Gleason score and the presence of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasms (HGPINs) and perineural and lymphovascular invasion. RESULTS A total of 83 reports were reviewed, of which 27 were in narrative and 56 in synoptic format. The documentation of clinicopathological characteristics in narrative reports was significantly incomplete compared to synoptic reports in recording the number of cores (33.3% versus 96.4%), number of cores involved by the tumour (11.1% versus 94.6%), percentage of cores involved by the tumour (3.7% versus 100.0%) and the presence of HGPINs (7.4% versus 100.0%) and perineural (59.3% versus 98.2%) and lymphovascular (48.1% versus 100.0%) invasion (P <0.001 each). CONCLUSION Synoptic reports of malignant prostate cancer biopsies received at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital were found to contain more complete information than narrative reports.
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- Nnamdi O Orah
- Department of Anatomic & Molecular Pathology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.,Nucleus Diagnostic Center, Iganmu, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Department of Anatomic & Molecular Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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68Ga-PSMA PET/CT Imaging Predicting Intraprostatic Tumor Extent, Extracapsular Extension and Seminal Vesicle Invasion Prior to Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with Prostate Cancer. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2017; 51:314-322. [PMID: 29242725 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-017-0476-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Purpose 68Ga-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligand positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has shown promising results in patients with biochemical recurrence after primary therapy for prostate cancer. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness of PSMA I&T (imaging and therapy) PET/CT prior to radical prostatectomy. Methods The study population consisted of 21 patients with prostate cancer who underwent 68Ga-PSMA I&T PET/CT before either open or laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Intraprostatic tumor extent, extracapsular extension (ECE) and seminal vesicle invasion (SVI) were assessed on the PET/CT scans. Tracer uptake was quantified in terms of standardized uptake values (SUVs). Imaging findings were correlated with final whole-gland histopathology. Results Of the 21 patients, two had T stage 2b disease, nine stage 2c, six stage 3a and four stage 3b. The median Gleason score was 7. The SUVmean of the primary tumors was 9.5 ± 8.8. SUVmean was higher in tumors with ECE than in organ-confined tumors (13.8 ± 11.0 vs. 5.6 ± 3.2, p = 0.029). Peak tracer uptake was significantly positively correlated with Gleason score (rs = 0.49, p = 0.025). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were, respectively, 94.7%, 75.0%, 97.3% and 60.0% for tumor infiltration of an individual prostate lobe, 75.0%, 100.0%, 100.0% and 97.4% for SVI, and 90.0%, 90.9%, 90.0% and 90.9% for ECE, using an angulated contour of the prostate as the criterion. Tumor volume derived from 68Ga-PSMA I&T PET/CT was significantly correlated with preoperative prostate-specific antigen value (rp = 0.75, p < 0.001) and tumor volume on histopathology (rp = 0.45, p = 0.039). Conclusions 68Ga-PSMA I&T PET/CT prior to radical prostatectomy can contribute to presurgical local staging of prostate cancer. In this pilot study, 68Ga-PSMA I&T PET/CT showed promising results for prediction of lobe infiltration, ECE and SVI.
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Niroomand H, Nowroozi M, Ayati M, Jamshidian H, Arbab A, Momeni SA, Ghadian A, Ghorbani H. Relationship Between Perineural Invasion in Prostate Needle Biopsy Specimens and Pathologic Staging After Radical Prostatectomy. Nephrourol Mon 2016; 8:e36022. [PMID: 27635390 PMCID: PMC5011638 DOI: 10.5812/numonthly.36022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy among men worldwide and the sixth cause of cancer-related death. Some authors have reported a relationship between perineural invasion (PNI), Gleason score, and the invasion of peripheral organs during prostatectomy. However, it is not yet clear whether pathological evidence of PNI is necessary for risk stratification in selecting treatment type. Objectives The clinical and pathological stages of prostate cancer are compared in patients under radical prostatectomy and in patients without perineural invasion. Patients and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted using a sample of 109 patients who attended a tertiary health care center from 2008 to 2013. The selection criteria were PNI in prostate biopsy with Gleason scores less than six, seven, and eight to ten. The participants were enrolled in a census manner, and they underwent clinical staging. After radical prostatectomy, the rates of pathological staging were compared. The under-staging and over-staging rates among those with and without perineural invasion in biopsy samples were compared. Results The concordance between Gleason scores according to biopsy and pathology was 36.7% (40 subjects). The concordance rate was 46.4% and 33.3% among those with and without PNI, respectively. The concordance rates were significantly varied in different subclasses of Gleason scores in patients without PNI (P = 0.003); the highest concordance rate was a Gleason score of 7 (63.6%) and the lowest was a Gleason score of eight to ten (25%). However, there were no significant differences in patients with PNI (P > 0.05). Conclusions Although the presence of PNI in prostate biopsy is accompanied by higher surgical stages, PNI is not an appropriate independent factor in risk stratification.
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- Hassan Niroomand
- Imam Reza Hospital, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Hamidreza Ghorbani, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran. Tel: +98-5138598946, E-mail:
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Ün S, Türk H, Koca O, Divrik RT, Zorlu F. Factors determining biochemical recurrence in low-risk prostate cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomy. Turk J Urol 2015; 41:61-6. [PMID: 26328203 DOI: 10.5152/tud.2015.65624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to research the factors determining biochemical recurrence (BCR) in low-risk localized prostate cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data of 504 patients who had undergone RP between 2003 and 2013 at our clinic. One hundred and fifty-two patients who underwent RP for low-risk prostate cancer were included in the study. RESULTS The mean follow-up period for patients was 58.7 (21-229) months. The mean age of the patients was 63.7±7.2 years (49-79). The mean prostate specific antigen (PSA) value was 5.25±4.22 ng/mL (3.58-9.45). The BCR rate after the operation was 25% (38/152). In the univariate analysis, recurrence determining factors were shown to include extracapsular involvement (ECI) (p=0.004), capsular invasion (CI) (p=0.001), age (p=0.014), and tumor size (p=0.006). However, only CI was found to be significant in multivariate analysis (p=0.001). CONCLUSION Capsular invasion is an independent risk factor in low-risk prostate cancer patients who underwent RP for BCR.
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- Sıtkı Ün
- Clinic of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Clinic of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Clinic of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Clinic of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Clinic of Urology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Okoro C, George AK, Siddiqui MM, Rais-Bahrami S, Walton-Diaz A, Shakir NA, Rothwax JT, Raskolnikov D, Stamatakis L, Su D, Turkbey B, Choyke PL, Merino MJ, Parnes HL, Wood BJ, Pinto PA. Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Transrectal Ultrasonography Fusion Prostate Biopsy Significantly Outperforms Systematic 12-Core Biopsy for Prediction of Total Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tumor Volume in Active Surveillance Patients. J Endourol 2015; 29:1115-21. [PMID: 25897467 DOI: 10.1089/end.2015.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To correlate the highest percentage core involvement (HPCI) and corresponding tumor length (CTL) on systematic 12-core biopsy (SBx) and targeted magnetic resonance imaging/transrectal ultrasonography (MRI/TRUS) fusion biopsy (TBx), with total MRI prostate cancer (PCa) tumor volume (TV). PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty patients meeting criteria for active surveillance (AS) based on outside SBx, who underwent 3.0T multiparametric prostate MRI (MP-MRI), followed by SBx and TBx during the same session at our institution were examined. PCa TVs were calculated using MP-MRI and then correlated using bivariate analysis with the HPCI and CTL for SBx and TBx. RESULTS For TBx, HPCI and CTL showed a positive correlation (R(2)=0.31, P<0.0001 and R(2)=0.37, P<0.0001, respectively) with total MRI PCa TV, whereas for SBx, these parameters showed a poor correlation (R(2)=0.00006, P=0.96 and R(2)=0.0004, P=0.89, respectively). For detection of patients with clinically significant MRI derived tumor burden greater than 500 mm(3), SBx was 25% sensitive, 90.9% specific (falsely elevated because of missed tumors and extremely low sensitivity), and 54% accurate in comparison with TBx, which was 53.6% sensitive, 86.4% specific, and 68% accurate. CONCLUSIONS HPCI and CTL on TBx positively correlates with total MRI PCa TV, whereas there was no correlation seen with SBx. TBx is superior to SBx for detecting tumor burden greater than 500 mm(3). When using biopsy positive MRI derived TVs, TBx better reflects overall disease burden, improving risk stratification among candidates for active surveillance.
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- Chinonyerem Okoro
- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 2 Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 2 Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 3 Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 4 Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland.,5 Center for Interventional Oncology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- 1 Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland.,5 Center for Interventional Oncology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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Andersen S, Richardsen E, Nordby Y, Ness N, Størkersen O, Al-Shibli K, Donnem T, Bertilsson H, Busund LT, Angelsen A, Bremnes RM. Disease-specific outcomes of radical prostatectomies in Northern Norway; a case for the impact of perineural infiltration and postoperative PSA-doubling time. BMC Urol 2014; 14:49. [PMID: 24929427 PMCID: PMC4067377 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2490-14-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Prostate cancer is the most common male malignancy and a mayor cause of mortality in the western world. The impact of clinicopathological variables on disease related outcomes have mainly been reported from a few large US series, most of them not reporting on perineural infiltration. We therefore wanted to investigate relevant cancer outcomes in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy in two Norwegian health regions with an emphasis on the impact of perineural infiltration (PNI) and prostate specific antigen- doubling time (PSA-DT). Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of 535 prostatectomy patients at three hospitals between 1995 and 2005 estimating biochemical failure- (BFFS), clinical failure- (CFFS) and prostate cancer death-free survival (PCDFS) with the Kaplan-Meier method. We investigated clinicopathological factors influencing risk of events using cox proportional hazard regression. Results After a median follow-up of 89 months, 170 patients (32%) experienced biochemical failure (BF), 36 (7%) experienced clinical failure and 15 (3%) had died of prostate cancer. pT-Stage (p = 0.001), preoperative PSA (p = 0.047), Gleason Score (p = 0.032), non-apical positive surgical margins (PSM) (p = 0.003) and apical PSM (p = 0.031) were all independently associated to BFFS. Gleason score (p = 0.019), PNI (p = 0.012) and non-apical PSM (p = 0.002) were all independently associated to CFFS while only PNI (P = 0.047) and subgroups of Gleason score were independently associated to PCDFS. After BF, patients with a shorter PSA-DT had independent and significant worse event-free survivals than patients with PSA-DT > 15 months (PSA-DT = 3-9 months, CFFS HR = 6.44, p < 0.001, PCDFS HR = 13.7, p = 0.020; PSA-DT < 3 months, CFFS HR = 11.2, p < 0.001, PCDFS HR = 27.5, p = 0.006). Conclusions After prostatectomy, CFFS and PCDFS are variable, but both are strongly associated to Gleason score and PNI. In patients with BF, PSA-DT was most strongly associated to CF and PCD. Our study adds weight to the importance of PSA-DT and re-launches PNI as a strong prognosticator for clinically relevant endpoints.
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- Sigve Andersen
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway.
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Seminal vesicle biopsies: an useful staging procedure-exposure of seminal vesicle biopsies protocol and review of the literature. Int Urol Nephrol 2013; 46:297-302. [PMID: 24036934 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-013-0473-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Although new MRI techniques have a high sensitivity but varying specificity with regard to diagnosing the seminal vesicle invasion (SVI) of prostate cancer, the low availability and high cost involved demands incorporating an inexpensive and accessible technique that might support adequate staging. Currently, uniformity does not exist with regard to the indication criteria of seminal vesicle biopsies (SVBs). Our objective is to analyse the protocol of SVBs at Morales Meseguer Hospital and conduct an exhaustive review of the literature in this field. METHODS AND MATERIALS SVBs were performed in patients who were amenable to a curative treatment and who showed at least one of the following indication criteria: prostate-specific antigen greater than or equal to 15 ng/ml, a prostate cancer nodule in the base of the prostate, or ultrasound abnormalities suggestive of vesicular involvement. SVBs were performed in 70 patients. RESULTS These results revealed a rate of SVI of 15.7 and 25.58 % among all patients and patients diagnosed with prostate cancer, respectively. All biopsied patients who tested positive for the three indication criteria had T3b prostate cancer. Patients with a prostate cancer that altered the base of the prostate according to either digital rectal examination or ultrasound showed a T3b rate of 53.8 %. CONCLUSIONS SVBs should be considered a complementary procedure for prostate cancer staging because provide important information and it is easy, inexpensive and has few complications.
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Stoyanova R, Pahlajani NH, Egleston BL, Buyyounouski MK, Chen DYT, Horwitz EM, Pollack A. The impact of dose-escalated radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation for prostate cancer using 2 linked nomograms. Cancer 2012; 119:1080-8. [PMID: 23096533 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Randomized trials have demonstrated that escalated-dose external-beam radiotherapy (EDRT) is better than standard-dose radiotherapy (SDRT) for patients with prostate cancer and that adding androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) to SDRT is better than SDRT alone; however, no trials have compared EDRT versus SDRT plus ADT or EDRT versus EDRT plus ADT. The authors designed a model to estimate the results of various doses of radiotherapy (RT) combined with various durations of ADT. METHODS From 1989 to 2007, 3215 men consecutively received definitive EDRT with or without ADT. In total, 2012 patients had complete records available for creating the nomogram. The duration of ADT varied for patients who received no RT (n = 1562), ≤6 months of RT (n = 145), from >6 months to <24 months of RT (n = 140), and ≥24 months of RT (n = 165) with a median follow-up of 65.7 months, 66.2 months, 60.1 months, and 63 months, respectively. The model included the following covariates: palpation T-category, biopsy Gleason score, the percentage of tumor cells with a Gleason pattern of 4 or 5, the percentage of tumor tissue, initial pretreatment prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, ADT duration, and RT dose. Two nomograms, for outcomes with and without ADT, were created from a single competing-risks model. Biochemical failure was defined as a rise in serum PSA of 2 ng/mL over the post-treatment PSA nadir. RESULTS According to the results from analyzing representative intermediate-risk to high-risk patient parameters, the gains from increasing the RT dose from 70 Gray (Gy) to 80 Gy were far less than the gains from adding ≥3 months of ADT. CONCLUSIONS The nomograms provided unique patient-specific estimates of the effects of various doses and durations of RT and ADT. The results indicated that adding ADT to treatment for intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancer is far more beneficial than a modest RT dose escalation.
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- Radka Stoyanova
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Owens SR, Wiehagen L, Simmons C, Sikorova A, Stewart W, Kelly S, Nestler R, Yousem SA. Numerical fidelity of endoscopic biopsy fragments in the processing sequence of a university surgical pathology laboratory. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2011; 135:1561-4. [PMID: 22129184 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0020-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT Diagnostic specimens in surgical pathology are, in general, becoming smaller and smaller, as minimally invasive surgical procedures are used to obtain representative tissue. Conservation and effective utilization of small biopsy tissue is therefore crucial in the pathology laboratory. OBJECTIVE To identify potential areas where biopsy tissue may be lost in the course of processing in our university-based laboratory. DESIGN We followed 2934 endoscopic biopsy samples as they moved through our grossing area and histology laboratory by documenting the number of fragments inked and placed within tissue paper at the time of gross assessment, the number of fragments found in each cassette after processing and subsequently embedded in paraffin, and the number of pieces of tissue present on glass slides after staining. RESULTS In 805 (27.4%) cases, the number of fragments of tissue noted on glass slides containing 2 levels of the paraffin block differed from the number submitted in the tissue cassette. Of these, most (137, 17%) differed between the number of fragments embedded in paraffin and those identified on glass slides. Loss of tissue fragments occurred in only 7.2% of cases, while 26.3% had gains in tissue fragments. CONCLUSIONS Recognition of type(s) and source(s) of variation in biopsy fragment numbers is important in quality control and in the overall practical management of a histology laboratory.
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- Scott R Owens
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian Campus, Pennsylvania 15213-2582, USA
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Lee JT, Lee S, Yun CJ, Jeon BJ, Kim JM, Ha HK, Lee W, Chung MK. Prediction of perineural invasion and its prognostic value in patients with prostate cancer. Korean J Urol 2010; 51:745-51. [PMID: 21165193 PMCID: PMC2991570 DOI: 10.4111/kju.2010.51.11.745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2010] [Accepted: 10/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose The prognostic significance of perineural invasion by prostate cancer is debated. We investigated the association between perineural invasion and clinicopathological factors and the effect of perineural invasion on survival in patients with prostate cancer. Materials and Methods A total of 361 patients with prostate cancer without any neoadjuvant therapies prior to surgery from 1999 to 2010 were analyzed retrospectively. Whole-mount sections of surgical specimens from all patients who underwent radical prostatectomy were evaluated. Positive perineural invasion was defined as infiltration of cancer cells in the perineurium or neural fascicles. The relationship of perineural invasion with clinicopathological features and prognosis of prostate cancer was studied. We also researched preoperative factors that were associated with perineural invasion. Results Perineural invasion in a prostatectomy specimen (PNIp) was positive in 188 of 361 patients (52.1%). In the multivariate analysis of the preoperative variables, PNIp was related to the primary Gleason grade (p=0.020), the number of positive cores (p=0.008), and the percentage of tumor cells in positive cores (p=0.021), but not to perineural invasion of a prostate biopsy. In the evaluation between PNIp and pathologic findings of the prostatectomy specimen, PNIp was related to the Gleason score (p=0.010), T-stage (p=0.015), and lymphovascular invasion (p=0.019). However, by multivariate analysis, the PNIp was not an independent prognostic factor of biochemical serum recurrence (p=0.364) or cancer-specific survival (p=0.726). Conclusions PNIp was significantly related to biologically aggressive tumor patterns but was not a prognostic factor for biochemical serum PSA recurrence or cancer-specific survival in patients with prostate cancer.
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- Jun Taik Lee
- Department of Urology, Busan Saint Mary's Medical Center, Busan, Korea
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Yuasa T, Tsuchiya N, Kumazawa T, Inoue T, Narita S, Saito M, Horikawa Y, Satoh S, Habuchi T. Characterization of prostate cancer detected at repeat biopsy. BMC Urol 2008; 8:14. [PMID: 19000320 PMCID: PMC2606675 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2490-8-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 11/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of prostate cancer patients who were diagnosed at repeat biopsy and compare them to non-cancerous patients or patients who were diagnosed at initial biopsy. Methods We carried out a retrospective analysis of clinical and pathological data from 576 patients, which included data on the period of time from radical prostatectomy to biochemical failure. Results Cancer was diagnosed in 191 (33%) of 576 patients at initial biopsy and in 23 (18%) of 127 patients who underwent a repeat biopsy. Cut-off values of 0.80 and 0.30 for prostate specific antigen velocity (PSAV) and prostate specific antigen density (PSAD), respectively, were determined using ROC curve analysis. Based on these values, PSAV and PSAD were able to predict 94% (46 of 49) of negative repeat biopsies, indicating that these patients had undergone unnecessary repeat biopsies. Although the patients who were diagnosed at repeat biopsy had a higher rate of organ-confined tumor than those who were diagnosed at initial biopsy (73% and 44%, respectively; P = 0.041), there were no differences in the recurrence rate or the duration of biochemical failure-free survival between the two groups. Conclusion PSAV and PSAD may be useful indicators of the results of repeat biopsies. Although prostate cancer that was diagnosed at repeat biopsy was associated with a more favorable pathological profile, it was not associated with a better outcome after radical prostatectomy.
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- Takeshi Yuasa
- Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita,
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Masterson TA, Touijer K. The role of endorectal coil MRI in preoperative staging and decision-making for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2008; 21:371-7. [PMID: 18751745 DOI: 10.1007/s10334-008-0116-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2007] [Revised: 02/20/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The optimal management of newly diagnosed prostate cancer requires individualization of the treatment plan based upon the most accurate clinical characterization of tumor location and extent of disease. The role of imaging in prostate cancer staging continues to evolve. In this review, we address the utility of endorectal coil magnetic resonance imaging (eMRI) in both local staging and its ability to facilitate the decision in choosing one treatment strategy over another after the initial diagnosis of localized prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using the PubMed database and reference lists of key articles, we identified studies addressing the use of eMRI in tumor characterization and risk stratification in patients undergoing treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer. RESULTS The findings identified within 54 selected studies were incorporated into a summary discussing the current limitations in cancer staging and the role eMRI plays in both the preoperative assessment and clinical decision-making in an attempt to improve our ability to individualize management approaches and tailor treatment. CONCLUSION eMRI allows for more accurate local staging by complementing the existing clinical variables through improvements in spatial characterization of the prostatic zonal anatomy and molecular changes. These improvements in tumor staging enhance our ability to individualize treatment selection and tailor the approach to maximize cancer control while minimizing treatment related morbidity.
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- Timothy A Masterson
- Department of Surgery, Urology Service Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Kang DE, Fitzsimons NJ, Presti JC, Kane CJ, Terris MK, Aronson WJ, Amling CL, Freedland SJ. Risk stratification of men with Gleason score 7 to 10 tumors by primary and secondary Gleason score: results from the SEARCH database. Urology 2007; 70:277-82. [PMID: 17826489 PMCID: PMC3275808 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2006] [Revised: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 03/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Gleason score 4+3 prostate cancer is associated with worse clinicopathologic outcomes than is Gleason score 3+4. Whether the increased risk associated with Gleason score 4+3 disease is equivalent to that of Gleason score 4+4 or greater is unclear. METHODS We reviewed the data from two separate cohorts pulled from the Shared Equal Access Regional Cancer Hospital database. The first consisted of 374 men with biopsy Gleason score 3+4 or greater disease and the second of 636 men with radical prostatectomy (RP) Gleason score 3+4 or greater disease. We estimated the odds ratios of unfavorable surgical pathologic findings for the biopsy Gleason score categories using logistic regression analysis. Using a Cox proportional hazards regression model, we estimated the relative risk of biochemical progression associated with each biopsy and RP Gleason score category. RESULTS In the biopsy Gleason score cohort, a Gleason score of 4+3 was associated with an increased risk of extracapsular extension (P = 0.01) and seminal vesicle invasion (P <0.001) relative to a biopsy Gleason score of 3+4. A biopsy Gleason score of 4+3 was associated with a similar risk of adverse pathologic findings relative to a biopsy Gleason score of 4+4 or greater (all P >0.10), except for higher grade pathologic tumors among men with a biopsy Gleason score of 4+4 or more (P = 0.001). After adjusting for multiple clinical characteristics, a biopsy Gleason score of 4+3 was associated with an increased recurrence risk relative to a biopsy Gleason score of 3+4 (P = 0.001), but a similar progression risk as that for a biopsy Gleason score of 4+4 or more (P = 0.53). In the RP Gleason cohort, and after adjustment for multiple clinicopathologic features, an RP Gleason score of 4+3 was associated with increased progression risk relative to an RP Gleason score of 3+4 (P = 0.03), but similar progression risk as that for an RP Gleason score of 4+4 or more (P = 0.24). CONCLUSIONS In a multicenter database using pooled data from multiple pathologists, Gleason scores 4+3 and 4+4 or more exhibited similar clinicopathologic outcomes.
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- David E Kang
- Division of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery and Duke Prostate Center, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Montironi R, Mazzucchelli R, Scarpelli M, Lopez-Beltran A, Mikuz G, Algaba F, Boccon-Gibod L. Prostate carcinoma II: prognostic factors in prostate needle biopsies. BJU Int 2006; 97:492-7. [PMID: 16469014 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2006.05973.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Rodolfo Montironi
- Department of Pathology, Reina Sofia University Hospital and Cordoba University Medical School, Cordoba, Spain.
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Antunes AA, Srougi M, Dall'Oglio MF, Crippa A, Campagnari JC, Leite KRM. The percentage of positive biopsy cores as a predictor of disease recurrence in patients with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy. BJU Int 2005; 96:1258-63. [PMID: 16287441 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2005.05823.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the prognostic value of the percentage of positive biopsy cores (PPBC) in determining the pathological features and biochemical outcome of patients with prostate cancer treated by radical prostatectomy, as published data evaluating the prognostic value of PPBC in such patients have limitations. PATIENTS AND METHODS A group of 534 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer was selected. The PPBC was defined as the number of positive biopsy cores/total number of biopsy cores x 100, and grouped into categories of <25%, 25.1-50%, 50.1-75% and 75.1-100%. Patients were divided in low-, intermediate- and high-risk groups according to the usual variables. RESULTS The mean follow-up was 60.5 months. PPBC was associated with the preoperative serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, biopsy Gleason score and clinical stage. On multivariate analysis, PPBC was a significant predictor of extraprostatic disease and seminal vesicle involvement. Of patients in the four PPBC categories, 16%, 27%, 33% and 60%, respectively, had biochemical recurrence (P < 0.001), and on Cox regression analysis, PPBC was an independent predictor of disease recurrence. After segregating patients into risk groups the PPBC further stratified patients using thresholds of 75% (P = 0.006), 25% (P = 0.026) and 50% (P = 0.011) for low-, intermediate- and high-risk groups, respectively. CONCLUSIONS We confirmed, with a longer follow-up, the clinical utility of the PPBC in determining the pathological features and biochemical outcome of patients with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy, and established thresholds for use in patients in the three risk groups.
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- Alberto A Antunes
- Division of Urology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Cooperberg MR, Pasta DJ, Elkin EP, Litwin MS, Latini DM, DuChane J, Carroll PR. The University of California, San Francisco Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment score: a straightforward and reliable preoperative predictor of disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy. J Urol 2005; 173:1938-42. [PMID: 15879786 PMCID: PMC2948569 DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000158155.33890.e7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 522] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Multivariate prognostic instruments aim to predict risk of recurrence among patients with localized prostate cancer. We devised a novel risk assessment tool which would be a strong predictor of outcome across various levels of risk, and which could be easily applied and intuitively understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 1,439 men diagnosed between 1992 and 2001 who had undergone radical prostatectomy and were followed in the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor (CaPSURE) database, a longitudinal, community based disease registry of patients with prostate cancer. Disease recurrence was defined as prostate specific antigen (PSA) 0.2 ng/ml or greater on 2 consecutive occasions following prostatectomy or a second cancer treatment more than 6 months after surgery. The University of California, San Francisco-Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment (UCSF-CAPRA) score was developed using preoperative PSA, Gleason score, clinical T stage, biopsy results and age. The index was developed and validated using Cox proportional hazards and life table analyses. RESULTS A total of 210 patients (15%) had recurrence, 145 by PSA criteria and 65 by second treatment. Based on the results of the Cox analysis, points were assigned based on PSA (0 to 4 points), Gleason score (0 to 3), T stage (0 to 1), age (0 to 1) and percent of biopsy positive cores (0 to 1). The UCSF-CAPRA score range is 0 to 10, with roughly double the risk of recurrence for each 2-point increase in score. Recurrence-free survival at 5 years ranged from 85% for a UCSF-CAPRA score of 0 to 1 (95% CI 73%-92%) to 8% for a score of 7 to 10 (95% CI 0%-28%). The concordance index for the UCSF-CAPRA score was 0.66. CONCLUSIONS The UCSF-CAPRA score is a straightforward yet powerful preoperative risk assessment tool. It must be externally validated in future studies.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed, at UCSF/Mt. Zion Cancer Center, 1600 Divisadero St, 3d Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115-1711. tel (415)353-7098, fax (415)353-7093,
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Winkler MH, Khan FA, Kulinskaya E, Hoh IM, McDonald D, Boustead G, Kaisary AV. The total percentage of biopsy cores with cancer improves the prediction of pathological stage after radical prostatectomy. BJU Int 2004; 94:812-5. [PMID: 15476514 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2004.05038.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether the simple variable 'percentage of cancer-positive biopsy cores' is a significant predictor of true pathological stage after radical prostatectomy and can be used to improve pathological stage prediction by simple means. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 375 patients had a radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer in two UK centres; 260 had complete preoperative staging information. Logistic regression was used and predicted probability graphs constructed to assess predictors of pathological stage. RESULTS In this study, only PSA (P = 0.004) and percentage cancer-positive biopsy cores (P < 0.001) were significant predictors of pathological stage. The final model was an acceptable classifier for pathological stage (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve 0.76, specificity 85%, sensitivity 47%). A patient with a PSA of 10 ng/mL and one of six cores positive for cancer would have a predicted probability of extraprostatic disease of 20%, whereas the same patient with all six biopsy cores positive would have a predicted probability of extraprostatic disease of 80%. CONCLUSIONS The percentage of cancer-positive biopsy cores significantly predicts the disease stage after radical prostatectomy. This variable is easy to obtain by the clinician and avoids the need to estimate the percentage of biopsy tissue infiltrated by cancer. This readily available information can easily be computed and may help to counsel patients about realistic expectations of organ-confined disease in relation to surgery as a treatment option.
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Cooperberg MR, Broering JM, Latini DM, Litwin MS, Wallace KL, Carroll PR. Patterns of practice in the United States: insights from CaPSURE on prostate cancer management. Curr Urol Rep 2004; 5:166-72. [PMID: 15161564 DOI: 10.1007/s11934-004-0033-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor (CaPSURE) is a national disease registry of more than 10,000 patients with prostate cancer treated at 31 primarily community-based sites across the country. The database tracks oncologic and health-related quality-of-life outcomes. Because the urologists participating in the project treat according to their usual practices, CaPSURE facilitates the study of trends in disease-management strategies, offering a reflection of "real world" practice patterns. This review highlights key studies during the past several years that document downward risk migration, validates widely used prognostic nomograms, establishes prostate-specific antigen doubling time as a surrogate endpoint for disease-specific mortality, assesses the impact of treatment on patient-reported quality of life, and presents national trends in imaging test use and primary treatment strategies for localized disease.
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- Matthew R Cooperberg
- University of California, San Francisco, Mount Zion Cancer Center, 1600 Divisadero Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115-1711, USA
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