Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Study Comparing Radical Prostatectomy Alone and Neoadjuvant Androgen Withdrawal in the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer |
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Authors: | S. Larry Goldenberg Laurence H. Klotz John Srigley Michael A.S. Jewett David Mador Yves Fradet Jack Barkin Joseph Chin Jean-Marie Paquin Martin J. Bullock Suzanne Laplante |
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Affiliation: | From the Division of Urology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
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Abstract: | PurposeA prospective, multicenter, randomized study was done to test the hypothesis that neoadjuvant androgen withdrawal decreases the incidence of positive margins following radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer.Materials and MethodsObservations were made of 213 patients randomized to undergo radical prostatectomy alone (101) or to receive a 12-week course of 300 mg. cyproterone acetate daily followed by surgery (112). Groups were similar at baseline in terms of clinical stage, serum prostate specific antigen and Gleason score. Of 192 patients available for efficacy analysis 9 had stage T1b, 8 stage T1c, 63 stage T2a, 36 stage T2b and 76 stage T2c disease.ResultsOne or more positive surgical margins were found in 59 of 91 patients (64.8 percent) in the surgery only group compared to 28 of 101 (27.7 percent) in the cyproterone acetate group (p = 0.001). Patients who received preoperative therapy had a statistically significantly lower rate of apical margin involvement than those who did not (17.8 versus 47.8 percent, respectively, p less than 0.0001). There was no statistically significant difference in surgical (p = 0.8645) or postoperative (p = 0.173) complications between the 2 groups.ConclusionsNeoadjuvant androgen withdrawal with a 12-week course of 300 mg. cyproterone acetate daily results in a lower rate of positive margins without adversely affecting postoperative recovery. The impact on patient survival will be determined by long-term followup. |
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