PMID- 37931280 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240221 IS - 1911-6470 (Print) IS - 1920-1214 (Electronic) IS - 1911-6470 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 2 DP - 2024 Feb TI - Comparison of salvage radical prostatectomy vs. salvage ablation therapy for biopsy-proven radio-recurrent localized prostate cancer. PG - 41-46 LID - 10.5489/cuaj.8373 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Radiation therapy for prostate cancer is associated with a 15-20% five-year recurrence rate. Patients with recurrence in the prostate only are candidates for salvage local therapies; however, there is no consensus on modality. This study uses registries at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and University of Western Ontario (UWO) to compare the oncologic outcomes of salvage radical prostatectomy (SRP) and salvage ablation (SA). METHODS: A total of 444 patients were available for analysis. Due to intergroup differences, propensity score methodology was used and identified 378 patients with more comparable pre-salvage prostate-specific antigen (PSA), Gleason score, and primary radiation treatment. Patients underwent SRP at MSKCC and SA at UWO. RESULTS: Of the 378 patients, 48 died of disease, with a 6.0-year median (interquartile range [IQR] 3.0, 9.7) followup among survivors; 88 developed metastases, with a median 4.6-year (IQR 2.3, 7.9) followup among metastasis-free survivors. There was a non-significantly higher rate of cancer-specific (hazard ratio [HR ] 1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.51, 2.06, p=0.9) and improved metastasis-free survival (HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.44, 1.13, p=0.15) among patients undergoing SA compared to patients undergoing SRP. There were 143 patients who received hormonal therapy, with higher rates of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in SA (HR 1.42, 95% CI 0.97, 2.08, p=0.068), although this did not meet conventional levels of significance. CONCLUSIONS: This propensity score analysis of salvage therapy for radio-recurrent prostate cancer identified no statistically significant differences in oncologic outcome between SRP and SA; however, there was evidence of a lower risk of ADT in the cohort undergoing SRP. Given they are both potentially curative therapies, these treatments are viable options for men with clinically localized, radio-recurrent prostate cancer rather than ADT alone. Future research may further elucidate subpopulations that may be more amenable to either SRP or SA. FAU - McPherson, Victor AU - McPherson V AD - Division of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. AD - Division of Urology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Nair, Shiva M AU - Nair SM AD - Division of Urology, Western University, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada. FAU - Tin, Amy L AU - Tin AL AD - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. FAU - Dewar, Malcolm AU - Dewar M AD - Division of Urology, Western University, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada. FAU - Siddiqui, Khurram AU - Siddiqui K AD - Division of Urology, Western University, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada. FAU - Sjoberg, Daniel D AU - Sjoberg DD AD - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. FAU - Vickers, Andrew J AU - Vickers AJ AD - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. FAU - Eastham, James AU - Eastham J AD - Division of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States. FAU - Chin, Joseph L AU - Chin JL AD - Division of Urology, Western University, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada. LA - eng GR - P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PL - Canada TA - Can Urol Assoc J JT - Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada JID - 101312644 PMC - PMC10841561 COIS- COMPETING INTERESTS: Dr. McPherson has been an advisory board member for Knight and TerSera; and has received grants/honoraria from Abbvie, Bayer, Knight, and TerSera. Dr. Chin has been an advisory board member for Abbvie, Johnson & Johnson, TerSera, and Theralase; a consultant for Profound; and has participated in clinical trials supported by Astellas, Janssen, Pfizer, and Profound. All other authors do not report any competing personal or financial interests related to this work. EDAT- 2023/11/06 18:41 MHDA- 2023/11/06 18:42 PMCR- 2024/02/01 CRDT- 2023/11/06 17:13 PHST- 2023/11/06 18:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/06 18:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/06 17:13 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cuaj.8373 [pii] AID - cuaj-2-41 [pii] AID - 10.5489/cuaj.8373 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Can Urol Assoc J. 2024 Feb;18(2):41-46. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.8373.