scholarly journals Comparative effectiveness of radical prostatectomy and curative radiotherapy in localized prostate cancer: long-term follow-up

Author(s):  
Satoshi Tamada ◽  
Noriko Ninomiya ◽  
Koichiro Kitamoto ◽  
Minoru Kato ◽  
Takeshi Yamasaki ◽  
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Author(s):  
Philipp Dahm

This chapter provides a summary of the landmark PIVOT trial that randomized men with clinically localized prostate cancer from the early prostate-specific antigen (PSA) era to radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting. Based on long-term follow-up, the study found that surgery provided only small reductions in disease-specific survival but caused substantial side effects. It suggested that many men with clinically localized prostate cancer fare well with watchful waiting.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomás Merino ◽  
Ignacio F San Francisco ◽  
Pablo A Rojas ◽  
Piero Bettoli ◽  
Álvaro Zúñiga ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mojtaba NOUHI ◽  
Seyed Masood MOUSAVI ◽  
Alireza OLYAEEMANESH ◽  
Nasser SHAKSISALIM ◽  
Ali AKBARI SARI

Background: The present study aimed to compare the long-term clinical and functional outcomes of patients with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy compared to the watchful waiting. Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and reference lists of relevant marker studies were scrutinized from inception to Jan 2018. Two reviewers conducted data abstraction and quality assessment of included trials independently. Quality of included studies were assessed by using Cochrane checklist. Inverse-variance and Mantel-Haenszel estimates under random effects model were used to pool results as relative risks with 95% confidence interval. Heterogeneity was assessed by using I2. Results: Three randomized controlled trials with 1568 participants were included. Compared to watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy had no significant effect on all-cause mortality at 12-year follow-up. However, radical prostatectomy had significant effect on reducing prostate-cause mortality at 12-year follow-up. We found significant lower prostate-cause mortality in patients with PSA>10 and GS≥7 scores who had undergone radical prostatectomy compared with patients in watchful waiting group. In addition, younger patients undergoing surgery developed lower distant metastases rate compared to another approach. Watchful waiting had a significant effect on erectile and urinary incontinence during 2 years. Conclusion: There was no significant difference between radical prostatectomy and watchful waiting on all-cause mortality. However, the radical prostatectomy was associated with statistically lower prostate-cause mortality and metastases rates. Compared with older men, younger men experienced better clinical outcomes. Moreover, watchful waiting had better effect on reducing erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence among patients during 2 years compared to radical prostatectomy.  


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 68-68
Author(s):  
J. Coen ◽  
J. J. Paly ◽  
E. A. Weyman ◽  
A. Rodrigues ◽  
W. U. Shipley ◽  
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68 Background: High-dose conformal proton radiation for localized prostate cancer results in favorable clinical outcomes and low toxicity rates. Here, we report long-term quality of life (QOL) outcome for men treated with conformal protons. Methods: Serial QOL questionnaires were administered to men who received proton radiation. Long-term questionnaires (minimum 2 years) were completed by 72 patients. Men were stratified into functional groups from their baseline questionnaires (normal, intermediate or poor function) for each symptom domain. Symptom scores were calculated at baseline and long-term follow-up and expressed as mean values. QOL changes were assessed overall and within functional groups in a paired fashion using the Student's t-test. Results: The median age at treatment and follow-up were 66 years and 44 months, respectively. The median dose was 82 GyE (range 74-82 GyE). For all 72 patients, there were increased scores for incontinence (ID) (3.2 baseline vs. 9.9 long-term, p=<0.001), obstructive/irritative voiding (OID; 20 vs. 24, p=0.028), bowel (BD; 4.4 vs. 8.0, p=0.001) and sexual dysfunction (SD; 25 vs. 48, p<0.001). When stratified by functional category, more specific estimates were possible. For ID, only normal function was associated with a significant increased score (0 vs. 8.4 at baseline and long-term, p=<0.001); for OID, only the group with normal baseline function showed a significant increased score (12 vs. 17, p=0.01); similarly for BD, only men with normal function had a significant increased score (0 vs. 5.4, p<0.001). For SD, the score increased in men with normal (1.4 vs. 30, p<0.001) and intermediate function (17 vs. 46, p<0.001). Conclusions: Patient reported outcomes are sensitive indicators of treatment related sequelae and here quantitate, for the first time, the long-term consequences of proton monotherapy for prostate cancer. Analysis by baseline functional category is a useful means of predicting long-term QOL scores for an individual patient. High-dose proton radiation was associated with small increases in bowel dysfunction, obstructive/irritative voiding dysfunction and incontinence. With long term follow-up, sexual dysfunction increased more than any other symptom domain. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


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