期刊
EUROPEAN UROLOGY
卷 55, 期 1, 页码 14-22出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.09.008
关键词
Prostate cancer; Node positive; Endocrine treatment timing; Randomized trial
资金
- National Cancer Institute [2U10 CA 11488-16, 5U10CA011488-38]
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [U10CA011488] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Background: The timing of endocrine treatment (ET) for prostate cancer (PCa) remains controversial. The issue is addressed in European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) protocol 30846 for patients with lymph node-positive (pN1-3) cancer without local treatment of the primary tumour. Objective: To evaluate the effect of early versus delayed treatment in pN1-3 PCa. Design, setting, and participants: Two hundred thirty-four patients with histologically proven PCa and nodal metastases (pN1-3) were randomized to immediate versus delayed ET without treatment of the primary tumour. ET consisted of a depot luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist and 1 mo of an anti-androgen or surgical castration. The trial's main objective was to show non-inferiority of delayed ET to immediate ET by ruling out a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.50 for overall survival (OS), with 85% power at one-sided alpha = 5%. Measurements: All but three patients were treated as randomized. The median follow-up is 13 yr. The median protocol treatment duration was 2.7 yr in the delayed and 3.2 yr in the immediate ET groups. Results and limitations: Overall, 193 patients (82.5%) have died (97 on delayed ET and 96 on immediate ET), 59.4% of them as a result of PCa. The intention-to-treat analysis shows a 22% increase in the hazard of death of those randomized to delayed treatment (HR = 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.92, 1.62). The difference is not statistically significant, but non-inferiority is also not proved. The median OS on immediate ET is 7.6 yr (95% CI, 6.3-8.3 yr) versus 6.1 yr (95% CI, 5.7-7.3 yr) in the delayed ET group. The 10-yr cumulative incidence of death resulting from PCa was 55.6% in the delayed ET group versus 52.1% with immediate ET group. Similar conclusions hold for PCa-specific survival. Conclusions: After 13 years of follow-up, survival or PCa-specific survival between immediate and delayed ET appear similar, but the trial is underpowered to reach its goal of showing non-inferiority. (C) 2008 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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