Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2015
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine long-term oncological outcomes of radical prostatectomy (RP) after neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy (CHT) for clinically localised, high-risk prostate cancer.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this phase II multicentre trial of patients with high-risk prostate cancer (PSA level >20 ng/mL, Gleason ≥8, or clinical stage ≥T3), androgen-deprivation therapy (goserelin acetate depot) and paclitaxel, carboplatin and estramustine were administered before RP. We report the long-term oncological outcomes of these patients and compared them to a contemporary cohort who met oncological inclusion criteria but received RP only.
RESULTS: In all, 34 patients were enrolled and followed for a median of 13.1 years. Within 10 years most patients had biochemical recurrence (BCR-free probability 22%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 10-37%). However, the probability of disease-specific survival at 10 years was 84% (95% CI 66-93%) and overall survival was 78% (95% CI 60-89%). The CHT group had higher-risk features than the comparison group (123 patients), with an almost doubled risk of calculated preoperative 5-year BCR (69% vs 36%, P < 0.01). After adjusting for these imbalances the CHT group had trends toward improvement in BCR (hazard ratio [HR] 0.76, 95% CI 0.43-1.34; P = 0.3) and metastasis-free survival (HR 0.55, 95% CI 0.24-1.29; P = 0.2) although these were not statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS: Neoadjuvant CHT followed by RP was associated with lower rates of BCR and metastasis compared with the RP-only group; however, these results were not statistically significant. Because this treatment strategy has known harms and unproven benefit, this strategy should only be instituted in the setting of a clinical trial.
Recommended Citation
Silberstein, Jonathan L.; Poon, Stephen A.; Sjoberg, Daniel D.; Maschino, Alexandra C.; Vickers, Andrew J.; Bernie, Aaron; Konety, Badrinath R.; Kelly, William Kevin; and Eastham, James A., "Long-term oncological outcomes of a phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy followed by radical prostatectomy for patients with clinically localised, high-risk prostate cancer." (2015). Department of Urology Faculty Papers. Paper 36.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/urologyfp/36
PubMed ID
24552276
Comments
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Silberstein, J. L., Poon, S. A., Sjoberg, D. D., Maschino, A. C., Vickers, A. J., Bernie, A., . . . Eastham, J. A. (2015). Long-term oncological outcomes of a phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy followed by radical prostatectomy for patients with clinically localised, high-risk prostate cancer. BJU International, 116(1), 50-56, which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1111/bju.12676. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.