Journal
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
Volume 206, Issue 1, Pages 62-68Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001700
Keywords
prostatic neoplasms; watchful waiting
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- Movember Foundation
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Disease reclassification occurs in 13% to 14% of biopsies at 1 and 4 years after the start of active surveillance, with important predictors such as age, prostate specific antigen, prostate volume identified. The discriminative ability of predictor combinations was validated using the AUC curve.
Purpose: We sought to identify and validate known predictors of disease reclassification at 1 or 4 years to support risk-based selection of patients suitable for active surveillance. Materials and Methods: An individual participant data meta-analysis using data from 25 established cohorts within the Movember Foundations GAP3 Consortium. In total 5,530 men were included. Disease reclassification was defined as any increase in Gleason grade group at biopsy at 1 and 4 years. Associations were estimated using random effect logistic regression models. The discriminative ability of combinations of predictors was assessed in an internaleexternal validation procedure using the AUC curve. Results: Among the 5,570 men evaluated at 1 year, we found 815 reclassifications to higher Gleason grade group at biopsy (pooled reclassification rate 13%, range 0% to 31%). Important predictors were age, prostate specific antigen, prostate volume, T-stage and number of biopsy cores with prostate cancer. Among the 1,515 men evaluated at 4 years, we found 205 reclassifications (pooled reclassification rates 14%, range 3% to 40%), with similar predictors. The average areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve at internaleexternal validation were 0.68 and 0.61 for 1-year and 4-year reclassification, respectively. Conclusions: Disease reclassification occurs typically in 13% to 14% of biopsies at 1 and 4 years after the start of active surveillance with substantial between-study heterogeneity. Current guidelines might be extended by considering prostate volume to improve individualized selection for active surveillance. Additional predictors are needed to improve patient selection for active surveillance.
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