To report the oncological outcome of Salvage high-intensity focused ultrasound (S-HIFU) for locally recurrent prostate cancer (PCa) following External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) from a multicenter database.
This retrospective study comprises patients from 9 centers with local recurrent disease following EBRT treated with S-HIFU from 1995 to 2009. Biochemical free survival rates (BFSR) was based on the "Phoenix" definition (nadir+2). Secondary end points included progression to metastasis and cancer-specific death. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed examining overall, tumor specific and metastasis free survival. Adverse events and quality of life status are reported.
A total of 418 patients with a mean follow-up of 3.5±2.5 years were included. The average age was 68.6±5.8 years. The average PSA pre S-HIFU was 6.8±7.8ng/ml. The median PSA nadir after S-HIFU was 0.19ng/ml. The overall, cancer specific and metastasis free survival rate at 7 years were 72%, 82% and 81%, respectively. At 5 years the BFSR was 58%, 51% and 36% for pre EBRT low-, intermediate- and high-risk patients, respectively. The 5 years BFSR was 67%, 42% and 22% for pre S-HIFU PSA ≤4, 4 to 10 and ≥10ng/ml respectively. Complication rates decreased after the introduction of specific post-radiation treatment parameters: incontinence (grade II or III) from 32% to 19% (p=0.002); bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) or stenosis from 30% to 15% (p=0.003); urethro-rectal fistula decreased from 9% to 0.6% (p<0.001).
retrospective analysis from registry with no control group.
S-HIFU for locally recurrent PCa after failed EBRT is associated with 7-year specific and metastasis free survival rates over 80% at a price of significant morbidity. S-HIFU should be initiated early following EBRT failure. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
BJU international. 2017 Jan 07 [Epub ahead of print]
Sebastien Crouzet, Andreas Blana, Francois J Murat, Gilles Pasticier, Stephen C W Brown, Giario N Conti, Roman Ganzer, Olivier Chapet, Albert Gelet, Christian G Chaussy, Cary N Robertson, Stefan Thuroff, John F Ward
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