Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy after focal therapy: oncological, functional outcomes and predictors of recurrence
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
There are few data on the outcomes and toxicity of radical prostatectomy (RP) among men experiencing local recurrence of prostate cancer (PC) following focal therapy (FT). To characterise perioperative, oncological, and functional outcomes after salvage robot-assisted RP (S-RALP) and determine the risk factors for S-RALP failure, we conducted a multicentre cohort study of 82 patients undergoing S-RALP after FT. All had histological confirmation of PC recurrence, with metastatic disease excluded using pelvic magnetic resonance imaging, a bone scan, and/or positron emission tomography/computed tomography. Progression-free survival was 74%, 48%, and 36% at 12, 24, and 36mo after surgery, respectively. The 12-mo continence rate was 83%. There were no intraoperative complications and no major postoperative complications. On multivariable analysis, only infield recurrence (hazard ratio [HR] 3.77, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11-12.85; p=0.03) and pT3b stage (HR 5.0, 95% CI 1.53-16.39; p=0.008) were independent predictors of recurrence. This study represents the largest series of salvage surgery after FT and shows that this approach is safe with no increase in toxicity when compared to primary RALP. Men identified as having infield recurrence after FT appear to have phenotypically aggressive disease and should be counselled regarding the potential need for a multimodal therapeutic approach. PATIENT SUMMARY: Robotic surgery after focal therapy for prostate cancer is safe and achieves postoperative continence results similar to those for robotic radical prostatectomy in treatment-naïve patients. However, if the cancer recurrence is within the previously treated field, the oncological prognosis seems to be worse.
Date Issued
2019-07-01
Date Acceptance
2019-03-04
Citation
European Urology, 2019, 76 (1), pp.27-30
ISSN
0302-2838
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
27
End Page
30
Journal / Book Title
European Urology
Volume
76
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2019 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
University College London Hospitals Charity
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30904357
PII: S0302-2838(19)30193-9
Grant Number
204998/Z/16/Z
1348
Subjects
Cryotherapy
Focal therapy
HIFU
Prostate cancer
Radical prostatectomy
Robotic surgery
Salvage surgery
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Switzerland
Date Publish Online
2019-03-21