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Validation study on the 2 mm diameter cutoff in lymph node‐positive cases following radical prostatectomy in accordance with the AJCC/UICC TNM 8th edition: Real‐world data analysis from a Japanese cohort.
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International Journal of Urology . Jun2024, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p662-669. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objectives: The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) 8th edition has proposed micrometastasis as a lymph node metastasis (LN+) of diameter ≤2 mm in prostate cancer. However, supporting evidence has not described. We evaluated LN+ patients' survival after radical prostatectomy (RP) based on the LN maximum tumor diameter (MTD). Methods: Data from 561 LN+ patients after RP and pelvic LN dissection (PLND) treated between 2006 and 2019 at 33 institutions were retrospectively investigated. Patients were stratified by a LN+ MTD cutoff of 2 mm. Outcomes included castration resistance‐free survival (CRFS), metastasis‐free survival (MFS), cancer‐specific survival (CSS), and overall survival (OS). Results: In total, 282 patients were divided into two groups (LN+ MTD >2 mm [n = 206] and ≤2 mm [n = 76]). Patients of LN+ status >2 mm exhibited significantly decreased CRFS and MFS, and poorer CSS and OS. No patients developed CRPC in the LN+ status ≤2 mm group when the PLND number was ≥14. Multivariate analysis showed the number of LN removed, RP Gleason pattern 5, and MTD in LN+ significantly predicted CRFS. Conclusions: Patients of LN+ status ≤2 mm showed better prognoses after RP. In all the patients in the ≤2‐mm group, the progression to CRPC could be prevented with appropriate interventions, particularly when PLND is performed accurately. Our findings support the utility of the pN substaging proposed by the AJCC/UICC 8th edition; this will facilitate precision medicine for patients with advanced prostate cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09198172
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Urology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177677644
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/iju.15434