The Longitudinal Course of Prospectively Recorded Patient-reported Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Surgery and Salvage Radiotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after prostate cancer (PC) treatment, including both radical prostatectomy (RP) and salvage radiation therapy (SRT), are under-reported.

Objective

To investigate PROMs longitudinally from before SRT until 18 mo after SRT for men treated with contemporary treatment modalities.

Design setting and participants

This prospective, longitudinal cohort study included 120 men (whole cohort) treated with SRT administered with volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy from 2016 to 2021 at the University Hospital of North Norway. The whole cohort was followed from before SRT until 18 mo after SRT. A subcohort of 48 men was followed from before RP until 18 mo after SRT.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

PROMs were

SUBMITTER: Hjelle LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10334245 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature