BACKGROUND: Long-term results with salvage radiotherapy (SRT) for a biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP) are poor. It has been suggested that radiotherapy doses >70 Gy might result in improved outcome. OBJECTIVE: To report on the late toxicity profile and outcome of patients treated with high-dose salvage intensity-modulated radiotherapy (HD-SIMRT) with or without androgen deprivation (AD). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Between 1999 and 2008, 136 patients were referred for HD-SIMRT with or without AD. The median follow-up was 5 yr. Indications for HD-SIMRT were persisting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) or a rising PSA following RP. All patients were irradiated at a single, tertiary, academic centre. AD was initiated on the basis of seminal vesicle invasion, preprostatectomy PSA >20 ng/ml, Gleason score ≥ 4+3 (n=43), or personal preference of the referring urologist (n=54). INTERVENTION: A median 76-Gy dose was prescribed to the RP bed using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in all patients. AD consisted of a luteinising hormone-releasing hormone analogue for 6 mo. MEASUREMENTS: Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine the influence of patient- and treatment-related factors on late toxicity, biochemical relapse-free survival (bRFS), and clinical relapse-free survival (cRFS). RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: The 5-yr actuarial bRFS and cRFS were 56% and 86%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, the presence of perineural invasion at RP (hazard ratio [HR]: 6.19, p=0.001) and an increasing pre-SRT PSA (PSA 0.5 ng/ml: HR: 1; PSA 1-1.5 ng/ml: HR: 1.60, p=0.30; and PSA >1 ng/ml: HR: 2.70, p=0.02) were independent factors for a decreased bRFS. The addition of AD improved bRFS (HR: 0.33, p=0.005). On multivariate analysis, none of the variables was a predictor of cRFS. The 5-yr risk of grade 2-3 toxicity was 22% and 8% for genitourinary and gastrointestinal symptoms, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: IMRT allows for safe dose escalation to 76Gy with good bRFS.
BACKGROUND: Long-term results with salvage radiotherapy (SRT) for a biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP) are poor. It has been suggested that radiotherapy doses >70 Gy might result in improved outcome. OBJECTIVE: To report on the late toxicity profile and outcome of patients treated with high-dose salvage intensity-modulated radiotherapy (HD-SIMRT) with or without androgen deprivation (AD). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Between 1999 and 2008, 136 patients were referred for HD-SIMRT with or without AD. The median follow-up was 5 yr. Indications for HD-SIMRT were persisting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) or a rising PSA following RP. All patients were irradiated at a single, tertiary, academic centre. AD was initiated on the basis of seminal vesicle invasion, preprostatectomy PSA >20 ng/ml, Gleason score ≥ 4+3 (n=43), or personal preference of the referring urologist (n=54). INTERVENTION: A median 76-Gy dose was prescribed to the RP bed using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in all patients. AD consisted of a luteinising hormone-releasing hormone analogue for 6 mo. MEASUREMENTS: Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine the influence of patient- and treatment-related factors on late toxicity, biochemical relapse-free survival (bRFS), and clinical relapse-free survival (cRFS). RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: The 5-yr actuarial bRFS and cRFS were 56% and 86%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, the presence of perineural invasion at RP (hazard ratio [HR]: 6.19, p=0.001) and an increasing pre-SRT PSA (PSA 0.5 ng/ml: HR: 1; PSA 1-1.5 ng/ml: HR: 1.60, p=0.30; and PSA >1 ng/ml: HR: 2.70, p=0.02) were independent factors for a decreased bRFS. The addition of AD improved bRFS (HR: 0.33, p=0.005). On multivariate analysis, none of the variables was a predictor of cRFS. The 5-yr risk of grade 2-3 toxicity was 22% and 8% for genitourinary and gastrointestinal symptoms, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: IMRT allows for safe dose escalation to 76Gy with good bRFS.
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