SPARKLE: a new spark in treating oligorecurrent prostate cancer: adding systemic treatment to stereotactic body radiotherapy or metastasectomy: key to long-lasting event-free survival?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) significantly delays the initiation of palliative androgen deprivation therapy (pADT) in patients with oligorecurrent prostate cancer (PCa) with a positive impact on patient's quality of life. However, it remains unclear whether the addition of ADT improves polymetastatic free survival (PMFS) and metastatic castration refractory PCa-free survival (mCRPC-FS) and how long concomitant hormone therapy should be given. A significant overall survival (OS) benefit was shown when an androgen receptor targeted agent (ARTA) was added to pADT in patients with metastatic hormone sensitive PCa (HSPC). However, whether the addition of and ARTA to MDT in the treatment of oligorecurrent PCa results in better PMFS and mCRPC-FS has not been proven yet.

SUBMITTER: Rans K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9743623 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature