Removal of Limited Nodal Disease in Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy: Long-Term Results Confirm a Chance for Cure

Seiler, Roland; Studer, Urs E.; Tschan, Konrad; Bader, Pia; Burkhard, Fiona C. (2014). Removal of Limited Nodal Disease in Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy: Long-Term Results Confirm a Chance for Cure. Journal of urology, 191(5), pp. 1280-1285. Elsevier 10.1016/j.juro.2013.11.029

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Abstract

PURPOSE:

In 2003 we reported on the outcomes of 88 patients with node positive disease who underwent radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (median 21 nodes) between 1989 and 1999. Patients with limited nodal disease appeared to have a good chance of long-term survival, even without immediate adjuvant therapy (androgen deprivation therapy and/or radiotherapy). In this study we update the followup in these patients and verify the reported projected probability of survival.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

The projected 10-year cancer specific survival probability after the initially reported followup of 3.2 years was 60% for these patients with node positive disease. The outcome has been updated after a median followup of 15.6 years.

RESULTS:

Of the 39 patients with 1 positive node 7 (18%) remained biochemically relapse-free, 11 (28%) showed biochemical relapse only and 21 (54%) experienced clinical progression. Of these 39 patients 22 (57%) never required deferred androgen deprivation therapy and 12 (31%) died of prostate cancer. All patients with 2 (20) or more than 2 (29) positive nodes experienced biochemical relapse and only 5 (10%) of these 49 experienced no clinical progression. Of these 49 patients 39 (80%) received deferred androgen deprivation therapy.

CONCLUSIONS:

Biochemical relapse is likely in patients with limited nodal disease after radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection, but for 47% of patients this does not imply death from prostate cancer. Patients with 1 positive node have a good (75%) 10-year cancer specific survival probability and a 20% chance of remaining biochemical relapse-free even without immediate adjuvant therapy.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Urology

UniBE Contributor:

Seiler-Blarer, Roland, Studer, Urs, Burkhard, Fiona Christine

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0022-5347

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Katharina Morgenegg

Date Deposited:

24 Feb 2014 08:58

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:24

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.juro.2013.11.029

PubMed ID:

24262495

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.41890

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/41890

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