Predicting the probability of deferred radical treatment for localised prostate cancer managed by active surveillance

Objectives

Outcome data from a prospective study of active surveillance of localised prostate cancer were analysed to identify factors, present at the time of diagnosis, that predict subsequent radical treatment.

Methods

Eligible patients had clinical stage T1–T2a, N0–Nx, M0–Mx adenocarcinoma of the prostate with serum PSA < 15 ng/ml, Gleason score ≤ 7, primary Gleason grade ≤ 3, and % positive biopsy cores (pbc) ≤ 50%. Monitoring included serial PSA measurement and repeat prostate biopsies. Radical treatment was initiated in the event of biochemical progression (PSA velocity > 1 ng/ml/yr) or histological progression (primary Gleason grade ≥ 4, or %pbc > 50%). Multivariate Cox regression analysis of baseline variables was performed with respect to time to radical treatment.

Results

The 326 men recruited from 2002 to 2006 have been followed for a median of 22 mo. Median age was 67 yr, and median initial PSA (iPSA) 6.4 ng/ml. Sixty-five patients (20%) had deferred radical treatment, 16 (5%) changed to watchful waiting because of increasing comorbidity, 7 (2%) died of other causes, and 238 (73%) remain on surveillance. On multivariate Cox regression analysis, the free/total PSA ratio (p < 0.001) and clinical T stage (p = 0.006) were independent determinants of time to radical treatment.

Conclusions

In addition to established prognostic factors, the free/total PSA ratio may predict time to radical treatment in patients with untreated, localised prostate cancer managed by active surveillance. This possibility warrants further study.     

Predictors of Pathologic Progression on Biopsy Among Men on Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer: The Value of the Pattern of Surveillance Biopsies

Background

A better understanding of the independent predictors of disease progression for prostate cancer (PCa) patients is needed to improve the selection of ideal candidates for active surveillance (AS) and refine the surveillance regimen.

Objective

To examine the association of clinical and pathologic characteristics, as well as patterns of surveillance biopsy results, with the risk of progression in men on AS.

Design, setting, and participants

The retrospective study consisted of men with PCa who were on AS in the prospectively maintained University of California, San Francisco, institutional database from 1996 to 2011. Strict criteria for AS were prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ≤10 ng/ml, clinical stage T1 or T2, biopsy Gleason grade 6, <33% positive cores, and <50% tumor in any single core. Men were then categorized based on results of their confirmatory surveillance biopsy.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

Disease progression was defined as an increase in Gleason grade and/or biopsy volume beyond prespecified cut points. Serial biopsy patterns over the course of surveillance were stratified by confirmatory biopsy findings: negative, positive without progression, and positive with progression. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate predictors of progression during AS.

Results and limitations

A total of 465 men met inclusion criteria (median follow-up: 51 mo). Of these men, 23% had negative confirmatory biopsies. Only 3% of the men (1 of 30) progressed by the fourth surveillance biopsy following a biopsy pattern of negative confirmatory and negative third biopsy findings. Negative confirmatory biopsy and lower PSA density (both p < 0.01) were independently associated with decreased odds of biopsy progression at 3 yr. The main limitation of this study is its observational nature.

Conclusions

The patterns of surveillance biopsy results yield additional important information in AS. Negative confirmatory biopsy and PSA density are important independent predictors of progression on AS and may be used to better counsel men opting for AS.     

Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Worldwide: The PRIAS Study

Background

Overdiagnosis and subsequent overtreatment are important side effects of screening for, and early detection of, prostate cancer (PCa). Active surveillance (AS) is of growing interest as an alternative to radical treatment of low-risk PCa.

Objective

To update our experience in the largest worldwide prospective AS cohort.

Design, setting, and participants

Eligible patients had clinical stage T1/T2 PCa, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ≤10 ng/ml, PSA density <0.2 ng/ml per milliliter, one or two positive biopsy cores, and Gleason score ≤6. PSA was measured every 3–6 mo, and volume-based repeat biopsies were scheduled after 1, 4, and 7 yr. Reclassification was defined as more than two positive cores or Gleason >6 at repeat biopsy. Recommendation for treatment was triggered in case of PSA doubling time <3 yr or reclassification.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

Multivariate regression analysis was used to evaluate predictors for reclassification at repeat biopsy. Active therapy–free survival (ATFS) was assessed with a Kaplan-Meier analysis, and Cox regression was used to evaluate the association of clinical characteristics with active therapy over time.

Results and limitations

In total, 2494 patients were included and followed for a median of 1.6 yr. One or more repeat biopsies were performed in 1480 men, of whom 415 men (28%) showed reclassification. Compliance with the first repeat biopsy was estimated to be 81%. During follow-up, 527 patients (21.1%) underwent active therapy. ATFS at 2 yr was 77.3%. The strongest predictors for reclassification and switching to deferred treatment were the number of positive cores (two cores compared with one core) and PSA density. The disease-specific survival rate was 100%. Follow-up was too short to draw definitive conclusions about the safety of AS.

Conclusions

Our short-term data support AS as a feasible strategy to reduce overtreatment. Clinical characteristics and PSA kinetics during follow-up can be used for risk stratification. Strict monitoring is even more essential in men with high-risk features to enable timely recognition of potentially aggressive disease and offer curative intervention. Limitations of using surrogate end points and markers in AS should be recognized.

Trial registration

The current program is registered at the Dutch Trial Register with ID NTR1718 (http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=1718).     

Initial experience with electronic tracking of specific tumor sites in men undergoing active surveillance of prostate cancer

ObjectivesTargeted biopsy, using magnetic resonance (MR)-ultrasound (US) fusion, may allow tracking of specific cancer sites in the prostate. We aimed to evaluate the initial use of the technique to follow tumor sites in men on active surveillance of prostate cancer.Methods and materialsA total of 53 men with prostate cancer (all T1c category) underwent rebiopsy of 74 positive biopsy sites, which were tracked and targeted using the Artemis MR-US fusion device (Eigen, Grass Valley, CA) from March 2010 through January 2013. The initial biopsy included 12 cores from a standard template (mapped by software) and directed biopsies from regions of interest seen on MR imaging (MRI). In the repeat biopsy, samples were taken from sites containing cancer at the initial biopsy. Outcomes of interest at second MR-US biopsy included (a) presence of any cancer and (b) presence of clinically significant cancer.ResultsAll cancers on initial biopsy had either Gleason score 3+3 = 6 (n = 63) or 3+4 = 7 (n = 11). At initial biopsy, 23 cancers were within an MRI target, and 51 were found on systematic biopsy. Cancer detection rate on repeat biopsy (29/74, 39%) was independent of Gleason score on initial biopsy (P = not significant) but directly related to initial cancer core length (P<0.02). Repeat sampling of cancerous sites within MRI targets was more likely to show cancer than resampling of tumorous systematic sites (61% vs. 29%, P = 0.005). When initial cancer core length was≥4 mm within an MRI target, more than 80% (5/6) of follow-up tracking biopsies were positive. An increase of Gleason score was uncommon (9/74, 12%).ConclusionsMonitoring of specific prostate cancer–containing sites may be achieved in some men using an electronic tracking system. The chances of finding tumor on repeat specific-site sampling was directly related to the length of tumor in the initial biopsy core and presence of tumor within an MRI target; upgrading of Gleason score was uncommon. Further research is required to evaluate the potential utility of site-specific biopsy tracking for patients with prostate cancer on active surveillance.     

前列腺穿刺病理组织学类型在不同PSA水平中的分布

目的：探讨前列腺穿刺病例PSA水平与病理组织学类型的关系,为制订国人穿刺指导原则提供参考。方法：收集经直肠超声引导前列腺系统穿刺活检的634例患者的PSA水平与病理组织学资料,对不同PSA水平下的前列腺穿刺主要病理组织学类型的分布情况进行统计分析。结果：PSA≤4．0、4．1～10．0、10．1～20．0、〉20．0μg／L各组中前列腺穿刺肿瘤阳性率分别是11．6％、26．8％、39．8％、68．6％;67．0％的良性病例PSA〉4．0μg／L,14．1％的良性病例PSA〉20．0μg／L。BPH、PIN和炎症在各PSA组分布差异无统计学意义（P=0．245）,高中低分化的前列腺癌在各组中分布差异有统计学意义（P=0．000）,PSA〉20．0μg／L组的前列腺癌多为低分化癌。结论：国人中有相当多的良性前列腺疾病患者PSA异常升高,部分良性患者的PSA可达到较高水平;PSA〉20．0μg／L的前列腺痛患者恶性程度较高。     

Predictive models and risk of biopsy progression in active surveillance patients

Objective

To analyze the performance of different radical prostatectomy–based prognostic tools in predicting the biopsy progression in our active surveillance cohort.

以前列腺特异抗原水平分组筛查与前列腺穿刺阳性率的关系

目的探讨不同血清前列腺特异抗原(PSA)水平前列腺癌检出情况以及直肠指诊(DRE)、经直肠超声检查(TRUS)、PSA密度(PSAD)等指标对筛查前列腺穿刺活检病例的意义。方法回顾性分析在1996年4月至2002年12月间行TRUS引导前列腺6点系统穿刺活检的634例患者的诊断资料,对各PSA组(≤4.0,4.1~,10.1~和>20.0μg/L组)中前列腺癌的检出率,以及PSA、DRE、TRUS、PSAD等对前列腺癌的预测作用进行t检验、χ2检验和多因素Logistic回归分析。结果PSA≤4.0,4.1~,10.1~和>20.0μg/L各组的前列腺癌检出率分别为11.6%(17/146),26.8%(38/142),39.8%(68/171)和68.6%(120/175)。PSA的敏感性最高(93.0%),特异性低(33.0%);DRE、TRUS等诊断效率较低。随血清PSA水平升高,前列腺癌检出率以及DRE、TRUS的阳性预测值逐渐升高;在PSA4.1~20.0μg/L者中,PSAD对前列腺癌有较大的预测价值(OR=687.09±646.96,P=0.000)。以PSAD≥0.13μg.L-1.cm-3为截点筛查前列腺穿刺病例,可在不明显降低敏感性的基础上,减少阴性穿刺。结论各PSA组国人与欧美等国前列腺癌检出率有较大差别;DRE、TRUS的筛查作用与血清PSA水平有关;按PSA水平分组筛查穿刺病例,可提高前列腺穿刺的阳性率。     

Focal cryotherapy for clinically unilateral, low-intermediate risk prostate cancer in 73 men with a median follow-up of 3.7 years

Background

Evolution of cryotherapy for prostate cancer is likely to result in parenchyma-sparing modifications adjacent to the urethra and neurovascular bundle. Results of initial series of focal therapy to minimize cryosurgery-related morbidity without compromising oncologic control have been encouraging, but limited in short-term outcomes.

Objective

To retrospectively report (1) median 3.7-yr follow-up experience of primary focal cryotherapy for clinically unilateral prostate cancer with oncologic and functional outcomes, and (2) matched-pair analysis with contemporaneous patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP).

Design, setting, and participants

Over 8.5 yr (September 2002 to March 2011), focal cryoablation (defined as ablation of one lobe) was performed in 73 carefully selected patients with biopsy-proven, clinically unilateral, low-intermediate risk prostate cancer. All patients underwent transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and Doppler-guided sextant and targeted biopsies at entry.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

Post-therapy follow-up included measuring prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level every 3–6 mo; TRUS biopsies at 6–12 mo and yearly, as indicated; and validated symptom questionnaires. Matched-pair analysis compared oncologic outcomes of focal cryotherapy and RP (matched for age, PSA, clinical stage, and biopsy Gleason score).

Results and limitations

Complete follow-up was available in 70 patients (median follow-up: 3.7 yr; range: 1–8.5 yr). No patient died or developed metastases. Precryotherapy mean PSA was 5.9 ng/ml and Gleason score was 6 (n = 30) or 7 (n = 43). Postcryotherapy mean PSA was 1.6 ng/ml (70% reduction compared to precryotherapy; p < 0.001). Of 48 patients undergoing postcryotherapy biopsy, 36 (75%) had negative biopsies; positive biopsy for cancer (n = 12) occurred in the untreated contralateral (n = 11) or treated ipsilateral lobe (n = 1). Complete continence (no pads) and potency sufficient for intercourse were documented in 100% and 86% of patients, respectively. Matched-pair comparison of focal cryotherapy and RP revealed similar oncologic outcome, defined as needing salvage treatment.

Conclusions

Primary focal cryoablation for low-intermediate risk unilateral cancer affords encouraging oncologic and functional outcomes over a median 3.7-yr follow-up. Close surveillance with follow-up whole-gland biopsies is mandatory.     

血清PSA密度变化对前列腺癌高危人群的诊断价值

目的:探讨前列腺特异抗原(PSA)、前列腺特异抗原密度(PSAD)变化对前列腺癌高危人群的诊断价值。方法:对初次活检阴性的432例患者进行随访,其中79例重复穿刺活检,确诊前列腺癌27例(34.2%),消化道来源肿瘤1例,BPH25例,前列腺上皮内肿瘤(PIN)13例,慢性前列腺炎13例。对重复活检患者的PSA、PSAD等临床资料进行统计分析。结果:配对t检验显示,良性病变首末次穿刺前PSA、PSAD差异均无统计学意义,而前列腺癌末次穿刺前PSA、PSAD较首次穿刺前升高,差异有统计学意义。以PSA>4ng/ml筛选前列腺癌,其敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值分别为92.5%、17.6%、37.6%,PSA末-PSA首>0筛选前列腺癌的敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值分别为85.2%、41.2%、40.4%;而以PSAD末-PSAD首>0筛选前列腺癌的敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值分别为81.5%、54.9%、48.9%。结论:在前列腺癌高危人群中应该重复穿刺,以减少漏诊;以PSAD动态升高来指导穿刺,可以明显提高阳性率。     

单中心前列腺穿刺活检结果查询表的建立

目的：综合利用PSA及其相关参数建立能够简便查询的前列腺穿刺阳性率查询表.方法纳入2009年7月至2015年3月在解放军总医院行前列腺穿刺活检的患者,收集前列腺体积、游离PSA(free PSA,fPSA)和总PSA(total PSA,tPSA)等临床资料.多因素Logistic回归分析预测前列腺癌的独立性影响因素,并利用相关因素建立前列腺穿刺阳性结果查询表.结果资料完整且病理结果为前列腺癌和前列腺增生的患者纳入研究,共1077例.根据PSA水平分为0~2.5、2.6~4.0、4.1~10.0、10.1~20.0和＞20.0 ng/ml 5组,前列腺癌检出率分别为20.9％、20.0％、37.3％、48.1％和80.2％,随着PSA水平的升高,前列腺癌检出率也明显升高.多因素Logistic回归分析发现tPSA、fPSA和前列腺体积均为前列腺癌的独立性预测因素,tPSA、fPSA百分比(free to total PSA,f/tPSA)和PSA密度(PSA density,PSAD)在前列腺癌和前列腺增生两组间存在显著差异(P＜0.05),综合利用上述3个指标建立前列腺阳性穿刺查询表.结论本研究根据 tPSA、f/tPSA和PSAD建立的查询表为临床前列腺穿刺活检提供了一个简便实用的阳性率查询工具.     

Transrectal Saturation Technique May Improve Cancer Detection as an Initial Prostate Biopsy Strategy in Men with Prostate-specific Antigen <10 ng/ml

Background

Using transrectal saturation prostate biopsy (SPBx) as an initial strategy remains a controversial topic.

Objective

To compare SPBx with extended prostate biopsy (EPBx) as an initial biopsy template in a large sequential cohort study.

Design, setting, and participants

We reviewed 438 men with initial SPBx and 3338 men who underwent initial EPBx between January 2002 and October 2011.

Intervention

Office-based SPBx under periprostatic local anesthesia.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

The yield of SPBx was compared with EPBx. Multivariable logistic regression models addressed cancer detection (CD) and cancer characteristics.

Results and limitations

Overall CD was 51.6% and 42.6% in men who underwent initial SPBx and EPBx, respectively. Multivariate analysis confirmed that SPBx was an independent predictor factor correlated with the CD (odds ratio [OR]: 1.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.30–1.92). Stratified by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values, CD was higher in SPBx compared with EPBx, 47.1% versus 32.8% (OR: 2.00; 95% CI, 1.19–3.38) in patients with a PSA <4 ng/ml and 50.9% versus 42.9% in patients with a PSA from 4 ng/ml to 9.9 ng/ml (OR: 1.62; 95% CI, 1.20–2.20). By contrast, SPBx did not increase CD in men with a PSA >10 ng/ml (60.0% vs 61%; OR: 1.42; 95% CI, 0.70–2.89). There was no significant difference in the detection of insignificant cancer (p = 0.223) or low-risk cancer (p = 0.077) between the two biopsy schemes. The limitation of our study is its retrospective nature and inhomogeneity.

Conclusions

Compared with EPBx, SPBx significantly increases CD as an initial biopsy strategy in men with a PSA <10 ng/ml without a significant increase in the detection of insignificant cancer. These findings suggest that SPBx may merit further investigation as an initial biopsy strategy in men with a PSA <10 ng/ml in hopes of avoiding repeat biopsy for missed malignancy during the initial biopsy.     

¿La vigilancia activa evita el sobretratamiento en el cáncer de próstata? Lecciones aprendidas de prostatectomías radicales de rescate

ObjectiveDetermine whether our institution's active surveillance (AS) protocol is a suitable strategy to minimise prostate cancer overtreatment.Material and methodsRetrospective analysis of 516 patients on AS after prostate cancer diagnosis. Population divided into «per-protocol» vs «induced» AS depending on fulfilment of protocol's inclusion criteria. Radical prostatectomies after AS were selected and stratified based on reclassification, progression or patient anxiety. Clinicopathological features and biochemical relapse-free survival were studied. Primary endpoint was overtreatment ratio based on the presence of insignificant prostate cancer and adverse pathological features in the surgical specimen. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to estimate the biochemical relapse-free survival and compared with log-rank test.Results304 patients fulfilled inclusion criteria; 100 proceeded to radical prostatectomy (31% «induced», 69% «per-protocol» AS). Surgery indications were reclassification, progression and anxiety in 66%, 18% and 16% of patients, respectively. Rate of positive lymph nodes was higher in the progression group (11%) compared to reclassification and anxiety (5% and 0%, respectively; P = .002). Positive surgical margins were more frequently reported in the progression cohort compared to reclassification (28% vs 20%). Median follow-up from diagnosis until last radical prostatectomy was 48.3 months (32.4-70). Three year biochemical relapse-free survival in the salvage radical prostatectomy was 85.4% (95% CI: 78.3-93.2). Insignificant cancer was noticed in 7% of patients (Epstein's vs 24% Wolters’ criteria). Rate of patients with adverse pathological features was 36%.ConclusionsThe majority of patients who underwent salvage surgery after AS were not overtreated. Radical prostatectomy should be considered a safe rescue treatment.     

A comparison of prostate cancer detection rates by 12 or 6 core biopsy at different prostate-specific antigen densities in Korean men

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic value of 12 core biopsy versus sextant biopsy at different prostatic-specific antigen densities (PSAD). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the records of 1,463 patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies at our institution. 995 patients underwent 12 core biopsy and 468 sextant biopsy of the prostate. The cancer detection rates achieved by these two methods were analyzed at different PSAD levels. RESULTS: All patients were stratified into 5 groups according to PSAD level; group A: PSAD < 0.1 (n = 290), group B: 0.1 /= 0.4 (n = 231). In group B, 12 core biopsy had a higher detection rate than 6 core biopsy (P = 0.017). CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate 12 core biopsy is better able to detect cancer than 6 core biopsy in patients with a PSAD in the range 0.1-0.2, which suggests that PSAD be considered when deciding on the number of prostate biopsy cores required.     

Prostate cancer incidence and disease-specific survival of men with initial prostate-specific antigen less than 3.0 ng/ml who are participating in ERSPC Rotterdam

Background

The European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) applies a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) cut-off value ≥3.0 ng/ml as an indication for lateralised sextant biopsy.

Objective

To analyse the incidence and disease-specific mortality for prostate cancer (PCa) in men with an initial PSA <3.0 ng/ml.

Design, setting and participants

From November 1993 to December 1999, a total of 42 376 men identified from population registries in the Rotterdam region (55–74 yr of age) were randomised to an intervention or control arm. A total of 19 950 men were screened during the first screening round.

Intervention

A PSA <3.0 ng/ml was below the biopsy threshold. PCa cases were identified at rescreens every 4 yr or as interval cancers.

Measurements

Distribution of incidence, aggressiveness, and disease-specific mortality of PCa per PSA range was measured. Causes of death were evaluated by an independent committee, and follow-up was complete until 31 December 2008.

Results and limitations

From 1993 to 2008, 915 PCa cases were diagnosed in 15 758 men (5.8%) with an initial PSA <3.0 ng/ml and a median age of 62.3 yr. Median overall follow-up was 11 yr. PCa incidence increased significantly with higher initial PSA levels. Aggressive PCa (clinical stage ≥T2c, Gleason score ≥8, PSA >20 ng/ml, positive lymph nodes, or metastases at diagnosis) was detected in 66 of 733 screen-detected PCa cases (9.0%) and 72 of 182 interval-detected PCa cases (39.6%). Twenty-three PCa deaths occurred in the total population (0.15%), with an increasing risk of PCa mortality in men with higher initial PSA values.

Conclusions

The risk of PCa, aggressive PCa and PCa mortality in a screening population with initial PSA <3.0 ng/ml increases significantly with higher initial PSA levels. These results contribute to the risk stratification and individual management of men in PSA-based screening programmes.     

血清PSA含量及前列腺PSA密度与经直肠超声引导下前列腺穿刺活检诊断前列腺癌的关系

目的探讨经直肠超声引导下前列腺穿刺活检术前列腺癌检出率与血清前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)及血清前列腺特异性抗原密度(PSAD)的关系。方法对134例患者行经直肠超声引导下前列腺5区13针系统穿刺活检。根据PSA水平分为PSA≤4ng/ml组(7例)、4ng/mlPSA15ng/ml组(48例)及PSA≥15ng/ml组(79例)。测量并计算前列腺体积(PV)及PSAD,分析前列腺癌检出率及不同PSA、PSAD水平下对前列腺癌的诊断效能。比较前列腺癌与非前列腺癌患者PSA、PV及PSAD的差异。结果前列腺癌总检出率为50.75%(68/134),前列腺患者共68例(前列腺癌组),非前列腺癌患者共66例(非前列腺啊组)。PSA≤4ng/ml、4ng/mlPSA≤15ng/ml及PSA15ng/ml组前列腺癌检出率分别为14.29%(1/7)、20.83%(10/48)及72.15%(57/79),差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。PSA≥4ng/ml时前列腺癌检出率随着PSA值的增高而上升。134例患者PSAD值为(1.09±1.72)ng/(ml·cm3),以PSAD≥0.19ng/(ml·cm3)为截点诊断前列腺癌的敏感度为95.59%(65/68),特异度为51.52%(34/66),阳性预测值67.01%(65/97),阴性预测值为32.99%(32/97)。4ng/mlPSA≤15ng/ml组中,以PSAD≥0.19ng/(ml.cm3)为截点诊断前列腺癌的敏感度为80.00%(8/10),特异度为71.05%(27/38),阳性预测值为42.11%(8/19),阴性预测值为57.89%(11/19)。前列腺癌组PSA及PSAD值均高于非前列腺癌组(P均0.05),PV小于非前列腺癌组(P0.05)。4ng/mlPSA≤15ng/ml组中,前列腺癌与非前列腺癌患者PSA及PV差异均无统计学意义(P均0.05),前列腺癌患者PSAD高于非前列腺癌患者(P0.05)。结论血清PSA及PSAD均与前列腺穿刺活检前列腺癌检出率有关,PSA15ng/ml应行穿刺活检,PSAD对4ng/mlPSA≤15ng/ml的患者是否应行穿刺活检具有指导意义。     

经直肠超声造影靶向前列腺穿刺活检在PSA水平为4~20 ng/ml患者中的作用

目的：探讨前列腺超声造影在经直肠前列腺靶向穿刺活检中的临床应用价值.方法选择96例血清PSA在4~20 ng/ml行前列腺穿刺活检的患者,其中50例行经直肠超声前列腺13针系统性穿刺活检;46例先行经直肠前列腺超声造影,后对超声造影异常增强区靶向穿刺加6点常规穿刺,超声造影无异常者同系统性穿刺.比较两组穿刺活检的效率.结果系统性穿刺组前列腺癌的阳性率为22.0％,造影穿刺组为41.3％,两组间对单纯移行区肿瘤的检出率有统计学差异(P＜0.05).系统穿刺组人均穿刺13.0针,单针阳性率为11％;造影穿刺组人均穿刺10.9针,单针阳性率为20％;两组单针阳性率、人均穿刺针数差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05).超声造影异常的患者单针阳性率明显高于普通超声检查的患者(31.5％ v s 11.3％),同时人均穿刺针数低于超声引导下系统性穿刺(9.7 vs 13.0针),差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.05).系统性穿刺组前列腺癌患者总 Gleason评分为74分,人均6.7分,超声造影穿刺组则分别为133、7.0分,两组比较有统计学差异.两组无严重并发症.结论对于PSA＜20 ng/ml 的患者,超声造影对引导经直肠前列腺靶向穿刺活检具有更高的效率,可减轻患者的痛苦.     

经直肠超声引导下前列腺6点穿刺活检术诊断单纯前列腺特异抗原增高型前列腺癌

目的探讨经直肠超声引导下前列腺6点穿刺活检术诊断单纯前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)增高型前列腺癌的临床应用价值。方法回顾分析84例接受经直肠超声引导下前列腺6点穿刺活检术的患者资料。所有患者直肠指诊及常规超声检查结果均为阴性。根据血清PSA分为4组:A组24例,PSA 4~20ng/ml;B组8例,PSA 21~30ng/ml;C组32例,PSA 31~100ng/ml;D组20例,PSA100ng/ml。结果 84例患者穿刺术后均未出现并发症。49例穿刺病理诊断为前列腺癌(49/84,53.33%),其中A组检出1例(1/49,2.04%),B组检出4例(4/49,8.16%),C组检出24例(24/49,48.98%),D组检出20例(20/49,40.82%)。A、B、C、D组中前列腺穿刺活检阳性率分别为4.17%(1/24)、50.00%(4/8)、75.00%(24/32)、100%(20/20),差异有统计学意义(χ2=47.143,P0.05)。结论经直肠超声引导下前列腺6点穿刺活检术并发症少,对单纯PSA增高型前列腺癌具有较高的阳性率。     

前列腺特异性抗原持续异常患者前列腺重复穿刺活检的临床分析

目的 探讨PSA持续异常患者前列腺重复穿刺活检的诊断价值及适应证. 方法选取2004年1月至2011年9月首次穿刺活检诊断为前列腺良性病变但PSA持续异常的患者90例,其中BPH、正常前列腺组织及前列腺炎症患者组(BPH组)66例,前列腺上皮内瘤变(prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia,PIN)组10例,前列腺不典型小腺泡增生(atypical small acinar proliferation,ASAP)组14例.年龄43～86岁,平均71岁.PSA 3.1～168.0μg/L,平均17.6 μg/L.直肠指检(digital rectal examination,DRE)触及结节26例.采用模板定位经会阴重复穿刺活检. 结果 本组90例根据重复穿刺活检病理结果分为良性组57例,PIN或ASAP组5例,前列腺癌(prostate cancer,PCa)组28例.其中BPH组发现PCa为14例(21.2％),PIN组发现PCa为6例(60.0％),ASAP组发现PCa为8例(57.1％),BPH组与PIN组、ASAP组比较差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05).BPH组重复穿刺活检诊断为良性组的平均前列腺体积为(65.9±22.6)ml,DRE阳性7例,PCa组为(50.4±20.8) ml,DRE阳性5例,两组间比较差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).PIN组和ASAP组的患者重复穿刺活检结果显示年龄、PSA值、PSAD值、前列腺体积、DRE阳性例数在重复穿刺后诊断为良性组、PIN或ASAP组和PCa组间差异均无统计学意义(P＞0.05). 结论 对PSA持续异常患者行前列腺重复穿刺活检可以提高PCa的诊断率.首次穿刺诊断为BPH的患者,前列腺体积越小及DRE结果阳性者,若PSA持续升高,应强烈建议重复穿刺活检.首次穿刺诊断为PIN或ASAP的患者,不论年龄、PSA、PSAD、前列腺体积和DRE结果如何,均应建议重复穿刺活检.     

Survival results in patients with screen-detected prostate cancer versus physician-referred patients treated with radical prostatectomy: early results

OBJECTIVE: Screening using a standardized protocol may improve outcomes of patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. We compared the 7- year progression-free survival rates after radical retropubic prostatectomy in patients whose prostate cancer was detected through a formal screening program with those of patients referred for treatment by other physicians who did not use a standardized screening/referral protocol. METHODS: A single surgeon (W.J.C.) performed radical retropubic prostatectomy in 3,177 consecutive patients between 1989 and 2003. Of these patients, 464 had cancer detected in a screening study, and 2,713 were referred from outside institutions. We compared the screened and referred cohorts for age at surgery, clinical stage, pathologic stage, Gleason sum, preoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, and adjuvant radiation therapy. Kaplan-Meier product limit estimates were used to calculate 7-year progression-free probabilities, and Cox proportional hazards models were used to determine the clinical and pathologic parameters associated with cancer progression in each group. RESULTS: The overall 7-year progression-free survival rates were 83% for the screened patients compared with 77% for the referred patients (P = 0.002). Preoperative PSA, Gleason sum, clinical stage, pathologic stage, and adjuvant radiotherapy were all significantly associated with cancer progression. There was a significantly higher proportion of referred patients with a preoperative PSA > or =10, Gleason sum > or =7, and nonorgan-confined disease. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with screened-detected prostate cancer have more favorable clinical and pathologic features, and 7-year progression-free survival rates than referred patients. On multivariate analysis, including other clinical variables, screening status was a significant independent predictor of biochemical outcome.