2024
Long-Term Outcomes of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–PET Imaging of Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Kunst N, Long J, Westvold S, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Saperstein L, Rabil M, Ghaffar U, Karnes R, Ma X, Gross C, Wang S, Leapman M. Long-Term Outcomes of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–PET Imaging of Recurrent Prostate Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2440591. PMID: 39441595, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigen levelPSMA-PETRecurrent prostate cancerBiochemical recurrenceProstate cancerLong-term outcomesProstate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomographyEvaluation of biochemical recurrenceDetection of biochemical recurrenceLife yearsConventional imagingDefinitive local therapyPSMA PET imagingProstate cancer deathDetection of metastasesRetrospective cohort studyBase case analysisIncremental life-yearsPositron emission tomographyDecision-analytic modelLocal therapyConventional imaging strategiesDelayed treatmentDisease course
2023
Survival outcomes of patients treated with local therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer with high prostate‐specific antigen concentrations
Ślusarczyk A, Baboudjian M, Zapała P, Yanagisawa T, Miszczyk M, Chlosta M, Krumpoeck P, Moschini M, Gandaglia G, Ploussard G, Rivas J, Życzkowski M, Karakiewicz P, Radziszewski P, Leapman M, Shariat S, Rajwa P. Survival outcomes of patients treated with local therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer with high prostate‐specific antigen concentrations. The Prostate 2023, 83: 1504-1515. PMID: 37545342, DOI: 10.1002/pros.24609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher PSA levelsNonmetastatic prostate cancerLocal therapyRadical prostatectomyPSA levelsOverall survivalProstate cancerGood long-term oncological outcomesHigher prostate-specific antigen levelLong-term oncological outcomesProstate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen concentrationCS estimatesInitial local therapyRadical local therapyUnderwent radical prostatectomyEnd Results (SEER) databaseKaplan-Meier methodLong-term outcomesIndependent prognostic valueISUP grade groupCox proportional hazardsImproved CSSPrimary radiotherapyOncological outcomesLocal Therapeutics for the Treatment of Oligo Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Jalfon M, Sakhalkar O, Lokeshwar S, Marks V, Choksi A, Klaassen Z, Leapman M, Kim I. Local Therapeutics for the Treatment of Oligo Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Current Urology Reports 2023, 24: 455-461. PMID: 37369828, DOI: 10.1007/s11934-023-01173-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligometastatic prostate cancerCytoreductive radical prostatectomyMetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancerLocal therapyRadiation therapySystemic therapyClinical trialsDe novo metastatic prostate cancerProgression-free survivalWidespread metastatic diseaseStandard of careRecent FindingsTo dateClinician decision makingCytoreductive prostatectomySystemic chemotherapyMetastatic diseaseWidespread metastasesRetrospective studyRadical prostatectomyEarly treatmentLocal treatmentTreatment selectionTherapyPatients
2021
Facility-Level Variation in Use of Locoregional Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Buck M, Ghiraldi E, Demkowicz P, Park H, An Y, Kann B, Yu J, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Leapman M. Facility-Level Variation in Use of Locoregional Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Urology Practice 2021, 9: 141-149. PMID: 37145694, DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic prostate cancerLocal therapyProstate cancerLocoregional therapyFacility-level useFacility-level variationM1 prostate cancerDefinitive local therapyNational Cancer DatabaseMetastatic prostate adenocarcinomaClinical practice guidelinesMultilevel logistic regressionM1 diseasePatient factorsTherapy useUninsured statusRadical prostatectomyCancer DatabaseProstate adenocarcinomaHigh comorbidityLocal treatmentPatient levelPractice guidelinesLower oddsPatients