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Rivas JG, Taratkin M, Azilgareeva C, Morozov A, Laso S, Enikeev D, Sierra JM, Schelkunova K, Sanguedolce F, Breda A, Govorov A, Vasilyev A, Cepeda M, Lusuardi L, Pallauf M, Celia A, Silvestri T, Fiori C, Fernández E, Martínez-Salamanca JI, Barret E. Cryotherapy versus radical prostatectomy as a salvage treatment for radio-recurrent prostate cancer. World J Urol 2024; 42:515. [PMID: 39259304 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-024-05199-4] [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: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/13/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to compare outcomes of SRP (salvage radical prostatectomy) with SCAP (salvage cryoablation of the prostate) in local radio-recurrent PCa (prostate cancer) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of a multicentric European Society of Uro-technology (ESUT) database was performed. Data on patients with local recurrent PCa after radiotherapy who underwent salvage treatment were collected. Patients and their respective disease characteristics, perioperative complications as well as oncological outcomes were then described. The treatment success rate was defined as PSA nadir < 0,4 ng/ml. Any complications were graded according to the modified Clavien system. A descriptive and comparative analysis was performed using SPSS software. RESULTS 25 patients underwent SRP and 71 patients received SCAP. The mean follow-up was 24 months. The median PSA level before initial treatment was 8.3 (range 7-127) ng/ml. The success rates of SRP and SCAP were largely comparable (88% (22 patients) vs. 67.7% (48 patients), respectively, p = 0.216). The mean serum PSA levels at 12 months after salvage treatment were 1.2 ± 0.2 ng/mL vs. 0.25 ± 0.5 ng/mL, p > 0.05). During the follow-up period, only 3 (12%) patients in the SRP group had PSA recurrence compared with 21 patients (29.6%) in the SCAP group. The 5-year BRFS was similar (51,6% and 48,2%, p = 0,08) for SRP and SCAP respectively. The 5-year overall survival rate was 91.7%, and 89,7% (p = 0.669) and the 5-year cancer-specific survival was 91.7%, and 97,1% (p = 0.077), after SRP and SCAP respectively. No difference was found regarding the complications. CONCLUSIONS Both SRP and SCAP should be considered as valid treatment options for patients with local recurrence of PCa after radiotherapy. SCAP has a potentially lower risk of morbidity and acceptable intermediate-term oncological efficacy, but a longer follow up and a higher number of patients is ideally needed to draw any long-term conclusions regarding the oncological data.
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Affiliation(s)
- Juan Gomez Rivas
- Department of Urology, Clinico San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Urology, Clinico San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Urology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner Institute of Urology and Andrology, Vienna, Austria
- Division of Urology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Urology, Clinico San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Fundació Pugivert, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Hospital Rio Ortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Urology and Andrology, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Urology and Andrology, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Urology, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassiano del Grappa, Italy
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- Department of Urology, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassiano del Grappa, Italy
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- Department of Urology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 42 boulevard Jourdan, Paris, 75014, France.
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Abufaraj M, Siyam A, Ali MR, Suarez-Ibarrola R, Yang L, Foerster B, Shariat SF. Functional Outcomes after Local Salvage Therapies for Radiation-Recurrent Prostate Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:E244. [PMID: 33440752 PMCID: PMC7826752 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13020244] [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: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the rate and severity of functional outcomes after salvage therapy for radiation recurrent prostate cancer. METHODS This systematic review of the MEDLINE/PubMed database yielded 35 studies, evaluating salvage radical prostatectomy (RP), brachytherapy (BT), high-intensity focal ultrasound (HIFU) and cryotherapy (CT) after failure of primary radiation therapy. Data on pre- and post-salvage rates and severity of functional outcomes (urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and lower urinary tract symptoms) were collected from each study. RESULTS The rates of severe urinary incontinence ranged from 28-88%, 4.5-42%, 0-6.5%, 2.4-8% post salvage RP, HIFU, CT and BT, respectively. The rates of erectile dysfunction were relatively high reaching as much as 90%, 94.6%, 100%, 62% following RP, HIFU, CT and BT, respectively. Nonetheless, the high pre-salvage rates of ED preclude accurate estimation of the effect of salvage therapy. There was an increase in the median IPSS following salvage HIFU, BT and CT ranging from 2.5-3.4, 3.5-12, and 2, respectively. Extended follow-up showed a return-to-baseline IPSS in a salvage BT study. The reported data suffer from selection, reporting, publication and period of study biases, making inter-study comparisons inappropriate. CONCLUSIONS local salvage therapies for radiation recurrent PCa affect continence, lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual functions. The use of local salvage therapies may be warranted in the setting of local disease control, but each individual decision must be made with the informed patient in a shared decision working process.
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- Mohammad Abufaraj
- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, A-1080 Vienna, Austria;
- Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, 11942 Amman, Jordan; (A.S.); (M.R.A.)
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- Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, 11942 Amman, Jordan; (A.S.); (M.R.A.)
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- Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, 11942 Amman, Jordan; (A.S.); (M.R.A.)
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg—Medical Centre, 79098 Freiburg, Germany;
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2S 3C3, Canada;
- Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences, Cumming school of medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland;
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, A-1080 Vienna, Austria;
- Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, 11942 Amman, Jordan; (A.S.); (M.R.A.)
- Institute for Urology and Human Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119992 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10075, USA
- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Khoo CC, Miah S, Connor MJ, Tam J, Winkler M, Ahmed HU, Shah TT. A systematic review of salvage focal therapies for localised non-metastatic radiorecurrent prostate cancer. Transl Androl Urol 2020; 9:1535-1545. [PMID: 32676441 PMCID: PMC7354313 DOI: 10.21037/tau.2019.08.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Although radiotherapy to the prostate for cancer is effective, recurrence occurs in 10-15% within 5 years. Traditional salvage treatments for men with radiorecurrent prostate cancer comprise of watchful waiting (WW) with or without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or radical prostatectomy (RP). Neither strategy provides ideal therapeutic ratios. Salvage focal ablation is an emerging option. We performed a systematic review of the Medline and Embase databases for studies reporting outcomes of focal salvage brachytherapy (sBT), cryotherapy (sCT) or high-intensity focused ultrasound (sHIFU) for radiorecurrent prostate cancer (conception to April 2019). Results were screened for inclusion against predetermined eligibility criteria. Certain data were extracted, including rates of biochemical disease-free survival (BDFS), metastasis, conversion to second-line therapies and adverse events. Of a total 134 articles returned from the search, 15 studies (14 case series and 1 comparative study) reported outcomes after focal sBT [5], sCT [7] and sHIFU [3]. Cohort size varied depending on intervention, with eligible studies of sBT being small case series. Median follow-up ranged from 10 to 56 months. Although pre-salvage demographics were similar [median age range, 61-75 years; prostate-specific antigen (PSA) range, 2.8-5.5 ng/mL], there was heterogeneity in patient selection, individual treatment protocols and outcome reporting. At 3 years, BDFS ranged from 61% to 71.4% after sBT, 48.1-72.4% after sCT and 48% after sHIFU. Only studies of sCT reported 5-year BDFS, which ranged from 46.5% to 54.4%. Rates of metastasis were low after all salvage modalities, as were conversion to second-line therapies (although this was poorly reported). Grade 3 adverse events were rare. This systematic review indicates that salvage focal ablation of radiorecurrent prostate cancer provides acceptable oncological outcomes and is well tolerated. Unfortunately, there is heterogeneity in the study design of existing evidence. Level 1 research comparing salvage focal therapies to existing whole-gland strategies is needed to further establish the role of these promising treatments.
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- Christopher C. Khoo
- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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Focal Salvage Treatment of Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer: A Narrative Review of Current Strategies and Future Perspectives. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10120480. [PMID: 30513915 PMCID: PMC6316339 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10120480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Over the last decades, primary prostate cancer radiotherapy saw improving developments, such as more conformal dose administration and hypofractionated treatment regimens. Still, prostate cancer recurrences after whole-gland radiotherapy remain common, especially in patients with intermediate- to high-risk disease. The vast majority of these patients are treated palliatively with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), which exposes them to harmful side-effects and is only effective for a limited amount of time. For patients with a localized recurrent tumor and no signs of metastatic disease, local treatment with curative intent seems more rational. However, whole-gland salvage treatments such as salvage radiotherapy or salvage prostatectomy are associated with significant toxicity and are, therefore, uncommonly performed. Treatments that are solely aimed at the recurrent tumor itself, thereby better sparing the surrounding organs at risk, potentially provide a safer salvage treatment option in terms of toxicity. To achieve such tumor-targeted treatment, imaging developments have made it possible to better exclude metastatic disease and accurately discriminate the tumor. Currently, focal salvage treatment is being performed with different modalities, including brachytherapy, cryotherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Oncologic outcomes seem comparable to whole-gland salvage series, but with much lower toxicity rates. In terms of oncologic control, these results will improve further with better understanding of patient selection. Other developments, such as high-field diagnostic MRI and live adaptive MRI-guided radiotherapy, will further improve precision of the treatment.
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Oncological outcome, complications, lower urinary tract symptoms, and health-related quality of life after low-dose-rate salvage brachytherapy for recurrent prostate cancer following primary radiotherapy: a report of 8 cases. J Contemp Brachytherapy 2017; 9:364-372. [PMID: 28951757 PMCID: PMC5611453 DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2017.69235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose We evaluated our experience with low-dose-rate salvage brachytherapy for local recurrence after primary prostate radiotherapy, and described the changes in lower urinary tract symptoms and health-related quality of life. Material and methods Between 2011 and 2016, eight men with local recurrence after primary prostate radiotherapy underwent iodine-125 salvage brachytherapy with a prescribed dose of 110 or 145 Gy. Recurrence-free survival was evaluated with a post-treatment prostate-specific antigen profile. The toxicity and changes in lower urinary tract symptoms and health-related quality of life during the follow-up were evaluated on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0, International Prostate Symptom Score, Short Form-8, and Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite, respectively. Results The median follow-up was 12.2 months (range, 8.3-71.9) after salvage brachytherapy. Of all eight patients, two (25%) experienced treatment failure, one of whom developed left seminal vesicle recurrence 36 months after salvage brachytherapy for the right seminal vesicle recurrence, while the other developed bone metastases after 6 months. The International Prostate Symptom Scores peaked at 3 months, and returned to baseline by 6 months. The scores of all domains of health-related quality of life remained unchanged during the 12-month follow-up after salvage brachytherapy. Early grade ≤ 2 genitourinary toxicity was observed in five patients (63%), and late grade 2 gastrointestinal toxicity in one patient (13%) having persistent diarrhea. No patient required intermittent catheterization and no grade 3 or greater toxicity occurred during follow-up. Conclusions The present study is our experiment of eight patients undergoing salvage brachytherapy, suggesting that this modality is noninvasive, safe, and an effective salvage local treatment in selected patients. To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms and health-related quality of life in the post-treatment period in prostate cancer patients.
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