External beam radiation therapy improves survival in elderly metastatic prostate cancer patients with low PSA

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External beam radiation therapy improves survival in elderly metastatic prostate cancer patients with low PSA. / Stolzenbach, Lara Franziska; Rosiello, Giuseppe; Deuker, Marina; Martin, Thomas; Knipper, Sophie; Tian, Zhe; Briganti, Alberto; Zorn, Kevin C; Saad, Fred; Chun, Felix K H; Graefen, Markus; Karakiewicz, Pierre I.

in: UROL ONCOL-SEMIN ORI, Jahrgang 39, Nr. 2, 02.2021, S. 131.e1-131.e7.

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Stolzenbach, LF, Rosiello, G, Deuker, M, Martin, T, Knipper, S, Tian, Z, Briganti, A, Zorn, KC, Saad, F, Chun, FKH, Graefen, M & Karakiewicz, PI 2021, 'External beam radiation therapy improves survival in elderly metastatic prostate cancer patients with low PSA', UROL ONCOL-SEMIN ORI, Jg. 39, Nr. 2, S. 131.e1-131.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.011

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Stolzenbach, L. F., Rosiello, G., Deuker, M., Martin, T., Knipper, S., Tian, Z., Briganti, A., Zorn, K. C., Saad, F., Chun, F. K. H., Graefen, M., & Karakiewicz, P. I. (2021). External beam radiation therapy improves survival in elderly metastatic prostate cancer patients with low PSA. UROL ONCOL-SEMIN ORI, 39(2), 131.e1-131.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.011

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@article{138603b67ad14e239692d14aa5ef68c0,
title = "External beam radiation therapy improves survival in elderly metastatic prostate cancer patients with low PSA",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: It is unknown, whether metastatic prostate cancer (CaP) patients with intermediate life expectancy (5-10 years) should be considered for external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to the prostate. We addressed this void.METHODS: Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (2004-2016), we identified 835 M1a or M1b CaP substaged patients with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) < 20 ng/ml and with intermediate life expectancy (LE) 5 to 10 years, treated with EBRT or no EBRT. Inverse probability of treatment-weighting (IPTW), Kaplan-Meier plots and Cox-regression models (CRMs) were used.RESULTS: Overall, 179 (21.4%) patients received EBRT and 656 (78.6%) did not. EBRT rates increased from 13.9 to 23.8% (2004-2016; P= 0.04). After IPTW-adjustment, median OS was 45 vs. 35 months, in EBRT vs. no EBRT patients (P < 0.001). In IPTW-adjusted Cox-regression models, EBRT independently predicted lower overall mortality (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.7, CI 0.61-0.89; P= 0.001). After stratification according to M1 substages, EBRT was associated with lower overall mortality in M1a (HR: 0.2, CI 0.05-0.91; P= 0.03) and M1b (HR: 0.7, CI 0.55-0.88; P = 0.003) substages.CONCLUSION: EBRT was associated with lower mortality in metastatic CaP patients with low PSA and intermediate LE (5-10 years). In consequence, greater consideration for EBRT should be given in those patients. However, it is important to consider study limitations until clinical trials confirm the proposed benefit.",
author = "Stolzenbach, {Lara Franziska} and Giuseppe Rosiello and Marina Deuker and Thomas Martin and Sophie Knipper and Zhe Tian and Alberto Briganti and Zorn, {Kevin C} and Fred Saad and Chun, {Felix K H} and Markus Graefen and Karakiewicz, {Pierre I}",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2021",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.011",
language = "English",
volume = "39",
pages = "131.e1--131.e7",
journal = "UROL ONCOL-SEMIN ORI",
issn = "1078-1439",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "2",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - External beam radiation therapy improves survival in elderly metastatic prostate cancer patients with low PSA

AU - Stolzenbach, Lara Franziska

AU - Rosiello, Giuseppe

AU - Deuker, Marina

AU - Martin, Thomas

AU - Knipper, Sophie

AU - Tian, Zhe

AU - Briganti, Alberto

AU - Zorn, Kevin C

AU - Saad, Fred

AU - Chun, Felix K H

AU - Graefen, Markus

AU - Karakiewicz, Pierre I

N1 - Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PY - 2021/2

Y1 - 2021/2

N2 - BACKGROUND: It is unknown, whether metastatic prostate cancer (CaP) patients with intermediate life expectancy (5-10 years) should be considered for external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to the prostate. We addressed this void.METHODS: Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (2004-2016), we identified 835 M1a or M1b CaP substaged patients with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) < 20 ng/ml and with intermediate life expectancy (LE) 5 to 10 years, treated with EBRT or no EBRT. Inverse probability of treatment-weighting (IPTW), Kaplan-Meier plots and Cox-regression models (CRMs) were used.RESULTS: Overall, 179 (21.4%) patients received EBRT and 656 (78.6%) did not. EBRT rates increased from 13.9 to 23.8% (2004-2016; P= 0.04). After IPTW-adjustment, median OS was 45 vs. 35 months, in EBRT vs. no EBRT patients (P < 0.001). In IPTW-adjusted Cox-regression models, EBRT independently predicted lower overall mortality (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.7, CI 0.61-0.89; P= 0.001). After stratification according to M1 substages, EBRT was associated with lower overall mortality in M1a (HR: 0.2, CI 0.05-0.91; P= 0.03) and M1b (HR: 0.7, CI 0.55-0.88; P = 0.003) substages.CONCLUSION: EBRT was associated with lower mortality in metastatic CaP patients with low PSA and intermediate LE (5-10 years). In consequence, greater consideration for EBRT should be given in those patients. However, it is important to consider study limitations until clinical trials confirm the proposed benefit.

AB - BACKGROUND: It is unknown, whether metastatic prostate cancer (CaP) patients with intermediate life expectancy (5-10 years) should be considered for external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to the prostate. We addressed this void.METHODS: Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (2004-2016), we identified 835 M1a or M1b CaP substaged patients with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) < 20 ng/ml and with intermediate life expectancy (LE) 5 to 10 years, treated with EBRT or no EBRT. Inverse probability of treatment-weighting (IPTW), Kaplan-Meier plots and Cox-regression models (CRMs) were used.RESULTS: Overall, 179 (21.4%) patients received EBRT and 656 (78.6%) did not. EBRT rates increased from 13.9 to 23.8% (2004-2016; P= 0.04). After IPTW-adjustment, median OS was 45 vs. 35 months, in EBRT vs. no EBRT patients (P < 0.001). In IPTW-adjusted Cox-regression models, EBRT independently predicted lower overall mortality (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.7, CI 0.61-0.89; P= 0.001). After stratification according to M1 substages, EBRT was associated with lower overall mortality in M1a (HR: 0.2, CI 0.05-0.91; P= 0.03) and M1b (HR: 0.7, CI 0.55-0.88; P = 0.003) substages.CONCLUSION: EBRT was associated with lower mortality in metastatic CaP patients with low PSA and intermediate LE (5-10 years). In consequence, greater consideration for EBRT should be given in those patients. However, it is important to consider study limitations until clinical trials confirm the proposed benefit.

U2 - 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.011

DO - 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.10.011

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 33189532

VL - 39

SP - 131.e1-131.e7

JO - UROL ONCOL-SEMIN ORI

JF - UROL ONCOL-SEMIN ORI

SN - 1078-1439

IS - 2

ER -