Publication date: Available online 28 January 2017
Source:Brachytherapy
Author(s): David Benzaquen, Guila Delouya, Cynthia Ménard, Maroie Barkati, Daniel Taussky
PurposeIn prostate seed brachytherapy, a D90 of <130 Gy is an accepted predictive factor for biochemical failure (BF). We studied whether there is a subpopulation that does not need additional treatment after a suboptimal permanent seed brachytherapy implantation.Methods and MaterialsA total of 486 patients who had either BF or a minimum followup of 48 months without BF were identified. BF was defined according to the Phoenix definition (nadir prostate-specific antigen + 2). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed, adjusting for known prognostic factors such as D90 and prostate-specific antigen density (PSAD) of ≥0.15 ng/mL/cm3, to evaluate their ability to predict BF.ResultsMedian followup for patients without BF was 72 months (interquartile range 56–96). BF-free recurrence rate at 5 years was 95% and at 8 years 88%. In univariate analysis, PSAD and cancer of the prostate risk assessment score were predictive of BF. On multivariate analysis, none of the factors remained significant. The best prognosis had patients with a low PSAD (<0.15 ng/mL/cm3) and an optimal implant at 30 days after implantation (as defined by D90 ≥ 130 Gy) compared to patients with both factors unfavorable (p = 0.006). A favorable PSAD was associate with a good prognosis, independently of the D90 (<130 Gy vs. ≥130 Gy, p = 0.7).ConclusionsPatients with a PSAD of <0.15 ng/mL/cm3 have little risk of BF, even in the case of a suboptimal implant. These results need to be validated in other patients' cohorts.
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