Patterns of Recurrence and Survival After Pelvic Treatment for Locally Advanced Penile Cancer

ABSTRACT: Take Home Message In penile cancer patients undergoing various treatments on their pelvis, there is a strong tendency for recurrence and systemic spread. Despite the treatments, the prognosis remains poor, emphasising the need for better systemic treatments.

Background

Penile cancer (PeCa) is rare, and the survival of patients with advanced disease remains poor. A better understanding of where treatment fails could aid the development of new treatment strategies.

Objective

To describe the disease course after pelvic lymph node (LN) treatment for PeCa.

Design, setting, and participants

We retrospectively analysed 228 patients who underwent pelvic LN treatment with curative intent from 1969 to 2016. The main treatment modalities were neoadjuvant chemotherapy, chemo

SUBMITTER: de Vries H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806705 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature