Is year of radical prostatectomy a predictor of outcome in prostate cancer? Journal Article


Authors: Cagiannos, I.; Karakiewicz, P.; Graefen, M.; Eastham, J. A.; Ohori, M.; Rabbani, F.; Reuter, V.; Wheeler, T.; Kupelian, P.; Klein, E.; Huland, H.; Hammerer, P. G.; Erbersdobler, A.; Schroeder, F.; Wildhagen, M.; Quinn, D. I.; Henshall, S. M.; Grygiel, J. J.; Sutherland, R. L.; Stricker, P. D.; Morash, C. G.; Scardino, P. T.; Kattan, M. W.
Article Title: Is year of radical prostatectomy a predictor of outcome in prostate cancer?
Abstract: Purpose: We examined whether the year in which radical prostatectomy (RP) was performed is a predictor of treatment outcome after controlling for standard prognostic factors. Materials and Methods: We examined the association between RP year and outcome in 6,556 patients from 7 centers using preoperative and pathological features. Patients underwent surgery between 1985 and 2000. The variables analyzed were RP year, clinical stage, pretreatment prostate specific antigen, biopsy Gleason sum, RP Gleason sum, margin status, level of extra-capsular extension, seminal vesicle status, lymph node status, neoadjuvant hormones and adjuvant therapy. Median followup was 23 months (maximum 166). Separate Cox multivariate regression analyses were performed to analyze preoperative and postoperative factors. Results: RP year was a predictor of outcome on preoperative analysis (p = 0.006) but not on postoperative analysis (p = 0.130). Patient outcome steadily improved with surgery through the mid 1990s and then it appeared to level off. Conclusions: When controlling for preoperative features, the year in which RP was performed is a predictor of outcome on multivariate analysis. This effect could not be explained by stage migration.
Keywords: adult; treatment outcome; aged; aged, 80 and over; middle aged; major clinical study; cancer adjuvant therapy; cancer staging; outcome assessment; follow-up studies; prostate specific antigen; prediction; time factors; prostate cancer; prostatic neoplasms; prostate; prostatectomy; lymph node; prostate biopsy; multivariate analysis; seminal vesicle; humans; prognosis; human; male; priority journal; article
Journal Title: Journal of Urology
Volume: 171
Issue: 2 Part 1
ISSN: 0022-5347
Publisher: Elsevier Science, Inc.  
Date Published: 2004-02-01
Start Page: 692
End Page: 696
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000107260.98031.0e
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 14713788
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Notes: J. Urol. -- Cited By (since 1996):25 -- Export Date: 16 June 2014 -- CODEN: JOURA -- Source: Scopus
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  4. Makoto Ohori
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  5. James Eastham
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  6. Victor Reuter
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  7. Michael W Kattan
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