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    AbstractandIntroductionAbstract

    BackgroundDuringthelast30years,therehasbeenamajorshiftininitialstaginginprostatecancer(CaP)inWesterncountries,withtheincidenceofmetastasesatdiagnosisdecreasingfromover50%inthe1970stocurrentlylessthan10%.Yet,CaPisstillthesecondcauseofcancerdeathinmen.Weusedtwomonthlycurateddatabasesofpatientswithcastrationresistantprostatecancer(CRPC)todescribethenaturalhistoryofpatientsdyingofCaPinthemodernera.

    MethodsTheoutcomeof190menwithmetastaticCRPCtreatedfrom2008to2011wasstudied.ThecharacteristicsofthepatientswhodiedfromCaP(n=113patients,61%)wereanalyzed.

    ResultsAll113patientswhodiedofCaPwereassessableforthepresenceofmetastasesatdiagnosis.Sixtythreepatients(56%)haddetectablemetastasesatdiagnosis:67%,11%and43%hadbone,visceralandlymphnodemetastases,respectively.ThemediantimetoCRPCwas16monthsandmedianoverallsurvival(OS)was5.2years.AmongthepatientswithlocalizedCaPatdiagnosis(n=50,44%),46%hadTstage3and38%hadaGleasonscore8.Overall,64%ofpatientswereclassifiedashavingahighriskCaP.Only26%whodiedfromCaPhadaGleasonscore6.MedianOSwas8.8years.

    ConclusionsInthemodernera,approximatelyhalfofthepatientswhodiefromCaPhavemetastasesatdiagnosis.Theparadigmofprogressionfromlocalizeddiseasetometastasisandeventuallydeathisonlyrepresentedintheotherhalf,althoughpossibleinitialscreeningandstagingerrorsoughttobetakenintoconsideration.MoreeffortsareneededtoconducttrialsinpatientswithnewlydiagnosedmetastaticCaP.

    Introduction

    TheintroductionofsystematicPSAscreeningresultedinasignificantriseintheincidenceofprostatecancer(CaP)inWesternsocieties.Itpeakedintheearly2000s,thendeclinedaftertheinitialenthusiasmgiventhesideeffectsofoverdiagnosisandovertreatment,andiscurrentlyrelativelystablewithmoderatefluctuation.[1]Asaresult,therehasbeenamajorshiftininitialstagingformenwithCaPinWesterncountries,withtheincidenceofdetectablemetastasesatdiagnosisdecreasingfrommorethan50%ofthecasesinthe1970stocurrentlylessthan10%.[24]

    DespitethechangesintheepidemiologicalprofileofCaPinWesterncountrieswithanincreasedpercentageofearlystage,lowriskdiseaseatdiagnosis,thesurvivalbenefitofPSAbasedscreeningremainscontroversial,becausethisearlydetectionandtreatmentofCaPs,whichdonotthreatenlifeexpectancy,leadstounnecessarysideeffects,impairedqualityoflifeandhealthexpenses.UpdatedsurvivaldatafromthelargestEuropeanPSAscreeningrandomizedtrialsuggestarelativereductionof21%intheriskofdeathfromCaP,increasingto29%afteradjustmentforselectionbiasandnoncompliance(butwithoutabenefitinoverallsurvival(OS))ontheotherhand,screeningofover1000menisnecessarytodetect37cancersandpreventonedeathfromCaP.[3]

    Accountingforapproximately9%oftotalestimatedcancerdeaths,CaPremainsthesecondcauseofcancerrelatedmortalityinmenintheUS,[1]andthethirdcauseinEurope.[5]CaPspecificmortalityisapproximately12%intheUS[1]and17%inEurope,[5]althoughpercentagesashighas35%areobservedinspecificpopulationssuchasSweden.[6,7]Itisthereforeimportanttobettercharacterizetheprofileofpatientswhowilleventuallydieofthedisease,andaccuratelydistinguishthemfromthemajorityofpatientswithindolent,slowgrowingdiseaseforwhomdeathwillmostlikelybeattributedtocomorbidities.

    ThisstudyaimedtodescribethecharacteristicsandnaturalhistoryofpatientsdyingofCaPinthemodernera.

    MaterialsandMethodsTheoutcomeofpatientswithmetastaticcastrationresistantCaP(CRPC)treatedinclinicaltrialsfrom2008to2011intwoinstitutionsinFrance(InstitutGustaveRoussy,Villejuif,andInstitutJeanGodinot,Reims)wasstudiedinaretrospectivepooledanalysis.Patientsweredefinedasmetastaticiftheyhadradiologicallyand/orhistologicallydetectedregionallymphnodemetastasis(N+)and/ordistantmetastasis(M+).Atotalof190patientswithmetastaticCRPCwereidentified.Afteramedianfollowupof6.8yearsfrominitialdiagnosis,113patientshaddiedofCaPandwereassessableforthepresenceofmetastasisatdiagnosis(Figure1).

    WhoDiesFromProstateCancer?APatrikidouYLoriotJCEymardLAlbigesCMassardEIleanaMDiPalmaBEscudierKFizaziProstateCancerProstaticDis.201417(4):348352.

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    Figure1.

    CONSORTdiagramofthestudy.

    ThecharacteristicsofpatientswhodiedfromCaPwereanalyzed.Patientrecordswereaccessedthroughhospitalelectronicdatabases.Datacollectionpertainedtodemographics,initialPSAvalues,Gleasonscoreandstagingdata,riskgroups,primarytreatmentmodalities,durationofresponsetoandrogendeprivationtherapy(ADT),metastaticsites,docetaxeltreatment(duration,bestresponse,clinicalbenefit,timetoprogression(TTP)),preandpostdocetaxeltreatmentlines,terminalPSAvalues(lastavailablePSApriortodeath)andOS.CRPCwasdefinedasaprogressiveCaPdespitecastratelevelsoftestosterone.ProgressionwasdefinedaccordingtothePCWG2criteria.[8]RiskgroupsforpatientswithlocalizeddiseaseweredefinedaccordingtotheD'Amicoclassification.[9]ObjectiveresponsesweremeasuredaccordingtoRECISTcriteria.Clinicalbenefitwasdefinedasadecreaseintheuseofanalgesicsandimprovementoftheperformancestatus.TheintervalfromthediagnosistothelastavailablefollowupordeathwasusedtocalculateOS.Informationonthecompletenessofdataisprovidedinand.

    Table1.Cohortcharacteristics:metastaticatdiagnosisCaPpatients

    Characteristics Metastaticpatients(n=63)

    Age(years)

    Median(range) 63(4781)

    Unknown(n,%) 1(1.6)

    Metastaticsites(n,%)

    Bone 42(66.7)

    Lymphnode 27(42.8)

    N1 25(39.7)

    M1a 2(3.2)

    Visceral 7(11.1)

    Multiplesites 9(14.3)

    Unknown 0(0.0)

    Gleasonscore(%)

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    6 5(7.9)

    =7 22(34.9)

    8 34(54.0)

    Unknown 2(3.2)

    Localtreatment(%)

    Surgery 5(8.0)

    Radiotherapy 9(14.3)

    Brachytherapy 0(0.0)

    None 37(58.7)

    Unknown 12(19.0)

    PSA(ngml1)

    Median(range) 81(68000)

    Unknown(n,%) 6(9.5)

    PSA(ngml1,%)

    04 0(0.0)

    410 1(1.6)

    1020 8(12.7)

    >20 48(76.2)

    Unknown 6(9.5)

    TimetoADT(fromdiagnosis)(months)

    Median(range) 0.6(0146)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    TimetoCRPC(months)

    Median(range) 16(3151)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Timetodocetaxelstart(fromdiagnosis)(months) 30.7(3.3152.2)

    Median(range)

    Unknown(n,%)

    Overallsurvival(months)

    Median(95%CI) 62(3878)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Abbreviations:ADT,androgendeprivationtherapyCaP,prostatecancerCI,confidenceintervalCRPCcastrationresistantprostatecancer.

    Table2.Cohortcharacteristics:nonmetastaticatdiagnosisCaPpatients

    Characteristics Nonmetastaticpatients(n=50)

    Age(years)

    Median(range) 64(4479)

    Unknown(n,%) 1(2.0)

    Tstage(n,%)

    T2 9(18)

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    T3 22(44)

    T4 1(2)

    Unknown 18(36)

    Gleasonscore(n,%)

    6 13(26)

    =7 13(26)

    8 19(38)

    Unknown 5(10)

    Prognosisgroup(n,%)

    Lowrisk 4(8)

    Intermediaterisk 11(22)

    Highrisk 32(64)

    Unknown 3(6)

    Localtreatment(n,%)

    Surgery 20(40)

    Radiotherapy 30(60)

    Brachytherapy 1(2)

    None 3(6)

    Unknown 2(4)

    PSA(ngml1)

    Median(range) 16(4400)

    PSA(ngml1,%)

    04 2(4.0)

    410 12(24.0)

    1020 13(26.0)

    >20 15(30.0)

    Unknown 8(16.0)

    TimetoADT(fromdiagnosis)(months)

    Median(range) 23.1(0232)

    Unknown(n,%) 3(6.0)

    TimetoCRPC(months)

    Median(range) 19(1135)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Timetodocetaxelstart(fromdiagnosis)(months)

    Median(range) 71.3(61274)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Overallsurvival(months)

    Median(95%CI) 106(96120)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Abbreviations:ADT,androgendeprivationtherapyCaP,prostatecancerCI,confidenceintervalCRPCcastrationresistantprostatecancer.

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    StatisticalanalysiswascarriedoutusingthePrismstatisticalsoftware,version6(GraphPadSoftware).Descriptivestatisticalmethodswereused.OSandTTPpostdocetaxelwerecalculatedusingKaplanMeierestimatesandcomparedusingalogranktest.

    ResultsOfthe113patientswhodiedofCaP,63patients(55.7%)haddetectablemetastasesatdiagnosis:42(67%),27(43%)and7patients(11%)hadbone,lymphnodeandvisceralmetastases,respectively.Overall,ninepatients(14%)hadmultiplemetastaticsites.Themajorityoftumors(89%)hadaGleasonscoreof7orabove.ThemedianPSAatdiagnosiswas81ngmll(95%confidenceinterval(CI)45150ngml1),withthevastmajorityofpatientsdiagnosedwithaPSAover20ngml1.Nolocoregionaltreatmentwasperformedin59%ofthepatientswithdenovometastaticCaP,whereasdatawerenotavailablefor19%ofpatients.Only8%and14%hadsurgeryandradiotherapy,respectively(fivepatientsunderwentradicalprostatectomy,combinedwithapelviclymphnodedissectionintwocases).Onepatienthadbothsurgeryandradiotherapy.ThemediantimetoADTinitiationwas0.6months.ThemediantimetoCRPCwas16months(95%CI1319months).Themediannumberofdocetaxelcycleswas8,andthemedianTTPpostdocetaxelwas7months.MedianPSAatdocetaxelinitiationwas145ngml1

    andmediannadirPSApostdocetaxelwas27.35ngml1.APSAreductionof>50%wasseenin77.5%ofpatients,whilea>30%reductionwasseenin84.5%.AnadirPSAof

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    Unknown(n,%) 6(9.5)

    PSA(ngml1,%)

    04 0(0.0)

    410 1(1.6)

    1020 8(12.7)

    >20 48(76.2)

    Unknown 6(9.5)

    TimetoADT(fromdiagnosis)(months)

    Median(range) 0.6(0146)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    TimetoCRPC(months)

    Median(range) 16(3151)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Timetodocetaxelstart(fromdiagnosis)(months) 30.7(3.3152.2)

    Median(range)

    Unknown(n,%)

    Overallsurvival(months)

    Median(95%CI) 62(3878)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Abbreviations:ADT,androgendeprivationtherapyCaP,prostatecancerCI,confidenceintervalCRPCcastrationresistantprostatecancer.

    AmongpatientswithlocalizedCaPatdiagnosis(n=5045%),23patients(46%)hadaTstage3and9patients(18%)hadaTstage2,whereaspreciseTstagingdatawerenotavailableforasignificantproportionofpatients(36%).ThiscanbeattributedtothefactthattheinitialdiagnosisandmanagementhadnotbeenperformedinthestudycentersforalargenumberofthelocalizedCaPcohortthesepatientswereinfactreferredtoourcentersafterenteringtheCRPCstage.Nevertheless,specificMstaginginformationwasavailableforallthepatientsforwhomtheTstagewasnotavailable,andspecificNstaginginformationwasavailableforallbuttwoofthem.Approximatelytwothirdsofthepatients(32patients,64%)hadaGleasonscore7,while13patients(26%)hadaGleasonscore6,andfor5patients(10%),theGleasonscorewasnotavailable.ThemedianPSAatdiagnosiswas16ngml1(95%CI10.924ngml1).Overall,32patients(64%)hadhighriskCaP,and8%ofpatientshadalowrisktumoratdiagnosis.Only4%ofthepatientsdidnotreceiveanylocoregionaltreatment,while40%,60%and2%underwentsurgery,radiotherapyandbrachytherapy,respectively.ThemediantimetoADTinitiationwas23.1months.ThemediantimetoCRPCwas19months(95%CI:1232months).Themediannumberofdocetaxelcycleswas7,andthemedianpostdocetaxelTTPwas7months(95%CI:5.98months).ThemedianPSAatdocetaxelinitiationwas78ngml1,andthemedianpostdocetaxelPSAnadirwas14.4ngml1.APSAreductionof>50%wasseenin65.7%oftheinformativepatients,whilea>30%reductionwasobservedin74.3%ofpatients.AnadirPSAof

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    T3 22(44)

    T4 1(2)

    Unknown 18(36)

    Gleasonscore(n,%)

    6 13(26)

    =7 13(26)

    8 19(38)

    Unknown 5(10)

    Prognosisgroup(n,%)

    Lowrisk 4(8)

    Intermediaterisk 11(22)

    Highrisk 32(64)

    Unknown 3(6)

    Localtreatment(n,%)

    Surgery 20(40)

    Radiotherapy 30(60)

    Brachytherapy 1(2)

    None 3(6)

    Unknown 2(4)

    PSA(ngml1)

    Median(range) 16(4400)

    PSA(ngml1,%)

    04 2(4.0)

    410 12(24.0)

    1020 13(26.0)

    >20 15(30.0)

    Unknown 8(16.0)

    TimetoADT(fromdiagnosis)(months)

    Median(range) 23.1(0232)

    Unknown(n,%) 3(6.0)

    TimetoCRPC(months)

    Median(range) 19(1135)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Timetodocetaxelstart(fromdiagnosis)(months)

    Median(range) 71.3(61274)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Overallsurvival(months)

    Median(95%CI) 106(96120)

    Unknown(n,%) 0(0.0)

    Abbreviations:ADT,androgendeprivationtherapyCaP,prostatecancerCI,confidenceintervalCRPCcastrationresistant

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    prostatecancer.

    Asexpected,patientswithlocalizeddiseaseatdiagnosishadabetterOSthanthosewithdenovometastaticcancer(P=0.0001)(Figure2).Therewasnodifferenceintheageatdiagnosis,buttherewereexpecteddifferencesintheinitialPSAlevel(P=0.03)andthepercentageoftumorswithalowGleasonscore,reflectingamoreaggressivebiologyandheavierassociatedtumorburden.AborderlinedifferencewasfoundintimetoCRPCbetweenthetwogroups(P=0.06).TherewasnosignificantdifferenceinthepostdocetaxelTTP(P=0.695)orthepostdocetaxelnadirPSA(P=0.3679),despiteasignificantlylowerpredocetaxelPSAlevelinthenonmetastatictumors.

    Figure2.

    KaplanMeiercurvesofoverallsurvivalinpatientcohortswithlocalizedanddenovometastaticprostatecancer.

    DiscussionDespiteeffectiveinitialmanagementandimprovedtherapeuticoptionsoverrecentyears,patientswithrelapsedCaPundertolongtermcastrationwillinevitablyreachthecastrationresistancephase,developmetastaticdiseaseandeventuallydieofcancerprogression,unlessdeathduetoanunrelatedcauseoccurs.Theneedtoidentifythesepatientsearly,ifpossibleatdiagnosis,isunderlinedbythefindingofoneofthelargestscreeningtrials,whereinthemajority(74%)ofdeathsfromCaPdetectedbyscreeningoccurredinmenwhosecancerwasdiagnosedattheirfirstPSAscreening.[3]Thisindicatesthatthediseasethatwilleventuallybelethalisaggressivefromtheverybeginning.Italsopossiblyexplainswhytheeffectofscreeningdoesnotfurtherincreaseduringextendedfollowupbutthat,conversely,therateofCaPdeathsevenfrominitiallylocalizedcancersmayincreaseduringafollowupperiodof1520years.[3,10]

    Oneoftheinterestingfeaturesofouranalysisisthehighpercentage(50%)ofpatientswithdenovometastaticCaPinthiscohortofpatientswhodiedofthedisease.DatafromalargeUKCaPregistryalsoevidencedthat44.5%ofCaPspecificdeathswerepatientswithupfrontmetastaticdisease,despitethefactthatthelattercorrespondedtoonly14%oftheoverallregistry.[4]

    Itisnoteworthy,however,thatinformationforstageatdiagnosiswasnotavailablefor23%ofCaPdeathsintheUKstudy.Asimilarcaveatcouldbeputforwardregardingourstudy:menwhopresentwithdenovometastaticdiseasemayhavebeenineffectivelyscreened,andmighthavepresentedwithcurablediseasehadtheybeendiagnosedearlier.Conversely,itcouldbearguedthatourcohortoflocalizedCaPmight,owingtoinefficientscreening,harborpatientswithunderstaged,undetecteddenovometastaticcancer.Indeed,thefactthattherewasnosignificantdifferenceinthetimetoCRPCbetweenthetwocohortsfurtherraisesthisquestion.However,themedianageatdiagnosisdidnotdifferbetweenthetwocohorts,whicharethereforelikelytohavebeenstochasticallysubmittedtothesamelevelofineffectivescreening.Furthermore,thedifferencesinthePSAlevelatdiagnosis,timetoADTinitiationandtimetodocetaxeluse(whichisusuallyahallmarkofsymptomaticmetastaticCRPC)reflectthedifferenceintheinitialtumorburdenandmetastaticstatusofthetwocohorts.

    Theanalysisperiodofthisstudyendedjustpriortothewidelyavailableapplicationsofnewertreatmentoptions,notably

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    abirateroneandenzalutamide.Conversely,however,allstudypatientshadparticipatedinclinicaltrials,thesignificantmajorityinvolvingthesetwodrugs.Thefactthattheseareclinicaltrialpopulationpatientscouldalsobeinterpretedasastudylimitation,inthesensethatitmaynotberepresentativeofthecommunitynontrialsetting(atleastnotforthetimeperiodtheanalysispertainsto)orthedevelopingworldsetting.Onanotherissue,theGleasongradingsystemwasmodifiedin2005and2010,andthisfactoughttobetakeninconsiderationintheinterpretationofourresults,especiallyinregardwithGleason6tumors.

    TheoverallpercentageofpatientswithdenovometastaticCaPintheliteraturerangesfromlessthan10%toalittleover20%inscreeningstudiesandpopulationbasedregistries.[24]Inthepoolofpatientswhoeventuallydieofthedisease,thispercentageseemstoincreasetwofoldoreventhreefold.WhatourresultsthereforeindicateisthatthestandardnotionofaninitiallyindolentdiseaseslowlyprogressingtothemetastaticphaseanddeathmightbetrueonlyforhalfofthepatientswhodieofCaP.

    Itisobviousthatagreatereffortisneededforthissubsetofpatientswithupfrontmetastaticdisease,whoprobablymeritdifferentmanagementstrategies.Onesuchdirectioncouldbetoadministerchemotherapyearlier,notablybeforereachingtheCRPCstage.TheearlyuseofregimensotherthandocetaxelhasasyetnotbeenprovenofbenefitindenovometastaticpatientsintermsoftimetoCRPCprogressionorinsurvival.[11,12]

    Theonlyrandomizedphase3studywithavailableresultsonearlydocetaxeltherapyformetastaticnoncastrateCaPistheGETUG15trial.[13]Overtwothirdsofthepatientsinbotharmsweremetastaticatdiagnosis.Althoughclinical(23.5vs15.4months,P=0.015)andbiochemicalprogressionfreesurvival(22.9vs12.9months,P=0.005)weresignificantlylongerwithdocetaxel,thecombinationofADT/docetaxeldidnotsignificantlyincreaseOScomparedwithADTalone(58.9vs54.2months,P=0.955).Similartrialstestingdocetaxel(STAMPEDEandCHAARTEDECOGE3805trials)[14,15]areconductedintheUSandtheUK.Theresultsofthephase3CHAARTEDtrialwereveryrecentlyreported:withamedianfollowupof29months,docetaxelimprovedOScomparedwithADTalone(52.7vs42.3months,P=0.0006,hazardratio0.63(95%CI:0.48,0.82)).[15]

    Thisbenefitwasmainlyseeninthehighvolumediseasegroup,astherewasnosurvivaldifferenceinthelowvolumediseasepatients.Indeed,thefactthatthiswasalargerstudyandincludedmorehighvolumediseasepatients,combinedwiththefactthatlesspatients(31%)intheADTalonegroupreceiveddocetaxeluponprogressioncomparedwiththeGETUG15trial(62%)mightbeaccountableforthedifferenceinOSoutcomebetweenthetwostudies

    Anintriguingoptionthatemergedistheearlyadditionofnovelendocrinetherapies.AnongoingphaseIIIEuropeantrial(PEACE1)[16]isdesignedtoaddressthisissueinmetastatichormonenavepatients,bytestingcombinationsofADT,localradiotherapyandabirateroneacetateinfourarms.TheSTAMPEDEtrialalsoincludedanadditionalabirateronearmtoitscomplexdesign,[14]whilethepivotalLatitudephaseIIItrialistestingtheadditionofabirateronetoADTinpatientswithdenovometastaticCaPandadversefeatures.[17]Aphase2trialissimilarlyevaluatingneoadjuvantenzalutamidewithADTinintermediateandhighriskpatients.[18]

    Perhapsthemostcontroversialapproachforupfrontmetastaticpatientswouldbetotreattheprimarytumoritself.Currently,locoregionalapproachesareignoredinCaPinthepresenceofmetastaticdisease.Thisattitudeisbasedonthecommonlyheldnotionthattheprognosisisinfluencedbythepresenceofmetastasis,andassuchemployinglocaltreatmentisdeemeduselessorfutileinthiscontext.Asignificanttumorburdenisthusleftinplacethatsystemictreatmentsarecalledupontoaddress.Locoregionaltreatment,however,especiallysurgery,wouldserveasanimportantimmediatecytoreductiveapproach,notallowingtumorcellsthetimetoacquireoractivateadaptivemechanisms.Inaddition,primarytumorsareknowntoberesponsibleforsheddingdisseminatedcancercellsevenatveryearlystages,associatedwithpoorprognosisandlaterdevelopmentofmetastasis,[1921]evenafterlongperiodsoftumordormancy.[22]Thiseffectisamplifiedinthemajorityofmetastaticpatientswhocurrentlydonotreceiveanylocoregionaltreatmentatall,butareinsteadsubmittedtolongtermADT,which,despiteaninitialresponse,willinevitablyleadtocastrationresistanceandprogression.

    Evidencefromothersolidtumors,suchasbreast,colorectalandrenalcancerhaveeducatedusontheimportanceoftreatingtheprimarytumorandevenofresectingcarefullyselectedmetastasesinthecontextofmultimodalitytreatment.InCaP,althoughthebenefitofadministeringADTtopatientswithpN1diseasehasbeenclearlysuggested,[23]studiesonclinicallyN+diseasetreatedwithacombinationofsurgeryandADTarelimitedandretrospectivetheydo,however,pointinthesamedirectionintermsofsurvivalbenefit.[24,25]Regardinglocoregionaltreatmentinpatientswithdistantmetastasisatdiagnosis,norealevidenceexists.

    Inparallel,effortsareneededtoreinforceourabilitytoappropriatelytreatthosepatientswithlocalizedCaPwhoarelikelytodieofthedisease,possiblyusingmodalitiesotherthanextendedsurgeryandconventionaladjuvantmodalities.TheGETUG12trialaddressedtheimpactofneoadjuvantdocetaxelinadditiontoADTinlocalizedhighriskpatientsincluding25%withnodepositivedisease.Thereportedresultsonresponse,toleranceandqualityoflifeareencouraging,[26]whileprogressionfreesurvivaldataarepending.TheongoingEuropeanPEACE2phaseIIItrialisinvestigatingtheadditionofcabazitaxeltopelvicradiotherapyandhormonotherapyinthesamepopulation.[27]

    NewerendocrinetherapieshavealsoenteredthearenaoflocalizedhighriskCaP.Recentstudiesonneoadjuvantabirateroneacetatereportedpromisingbiochemicalandpathologicalresponserates.[28,29]Suchresultsargueinfavoroftesting

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    combinationsofneoadjuvantabirateroneinphaseIIItrials.

    ConclusionOurresultsindicatethatapproximatelyhalfofthepatientswhodieofCaPhavedetectablemetastasesatdiagnosis,althoughinitialscreeningandstagingerrorsoughttobetakenintoconsideration.Furtherevidenceisclearlyneededtoconfirmtheseresults.Similarly,largerandomizedtrialsarewarrantedtodeterminetheappropriatemanagementofpatientswithdenovometastaticCaP,includingtheevaluationofcombinedofsystemicandlocoregionalmodalities.

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