的直接预后比较的直接预后比较
Zhen Liang1, Chen Yuliang1, Ming Zhu1
1Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
European journal of medical research
|June 2, 2023
概括
与激进前列腺切除术 (RP) 相比,低剂量率支臂治疗 (LDR) 对中等风险前列腺癌 (IRPC) 患者提供了改善的无复发生化生存率 (bRFS),具有类似的整体生存率.
科学领域:
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 辐射瘤学 辐射瘤学
背景情况:
- 中期风险前列腺癌 (IRPC) 需要仔细选择治疗.
- 激进前列腺切除术 (RP) 和低剂量率支臂治疗 (LDR) 是IRPC的主要治疗选择.
研究的目的:
- 在IRPC患者中比较RP和LDR之间的临床结果.
- 评估生化无复发存活率 (bRFS),临床无复发存活率 (cRFS),癌症特异性存活率 (CSS) 和整体存活率 (OS).
主要方法:
- 在2014年至2021年期间接受治疗的361名IRPC患者的回顾性分析.
- 160名接受RP治疗的患者与201名接受-125LDR治疗的患者进行了比较.
- 统计分析包括日志等级测试和康克斯回归用于生存结果.
主要成果:
- 与RP相比,LDR显示5年 (83.2%对70.2%) 和8年 (68.9%对63.1%) 的bRFS显著更高.
- 在RP和LDR组之间没有观察到cRFS,CSS或OS的显著差异.
- 更糟糕的bRFS的独立预测因素包括前列腺体积≤30毫升,阳性手术边缘和>50%的阳性活检核心.
结论:
- 低剂量率支臂疗法 (LDR) 是中等风险前列腺癌 (IRPC) 的可行的治疗方法.
- 与激进前列腺切除术 (RP) 相比,LDR提供了优越的bRFS.
- 在IRPC患者中,LDR实现了与RP相比的cRFS,CSS和OS率.
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