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Table 4 Secondary outcome measures in included studies

From: Radical prostatectomy versus external beam radiotherapy with androgen deprivation therapy for high-risk prostate cancer: a systematic review

Author (year)

Outcome measures

Treatment

Oncological outcome

Aas (2017) [14]

PCSM, OM

RP

10 yr PCSM (95%CI): Localized: 4.9% (1.8–10.2), Advanced: 6.5% (1.1–18.2); 10 yr OM (95%CI): Localized: 17.8% (11.6–26.8), Advanced: 9.7% (3.2–27.1)

RT ± ADT

10 yr PCSM (95%CI):Localized: 7.6% (4.9–11.1), Advanced: 9.2% (6.8–12.0); 10 yr OM (95%CI): Localized: 20.1% (15.9–25.2), Advanced: 24.5% (20.9–28.6)

Andic (2019) [18]

BCRFS, DMFS, PCSS, OS

RP ± RT ± ADT

5 yr BCRFS (95%CI): 38.5% (20.1–56.9); 5 yr DMFS (95%CI): 90.9% (82.4–99.4); 5 yr PCSS(95%CI): 96.9% (90.8–100.0); 5 yr OS (95%CI): 87.2% (76.6–97.9)

EBRT ± ADT

5 yr BCRFS (95%CI): 78.1% (66.7–89.5); 5 yr DMFS (95%CI): 89.5% (81.4–97.6); 5 yr PCSS (95%CI): 94.1% (87.2–100.0); 5 yr OS (95%CI): 86.8% (77.2–96.3)

Baker (2016) [19]

BCRFS, DM

RP ± RT ± ADT

5 yr DM rate: 7.8%; Cheng et al.: EBRT vs RP: 5 yr BCRFS: 57.7%, HR = 0.35 (0.11–1.13)

EBRT ± ADT

5 yr DM rate: 2%, Cheng et al.: 5 yr BCRFS: 92.8%

Berg (2019) [15]

OS

RP ± RT ± ADT

RP vs EBRT + BT: HR (95%CI): 0.82 (0.70–0.96)

EBRT + BT ± ADT

EBRT + BT vs RP: HR (95%CI): 1.22 (1.05–1.43)

Cano-Velasco (2019) [20]

PCSS, OS

RP

5 yr PCSS: 95.7%; 5 yr OS: 92.4%; RP vs EBRT- HR (95%CI):0.48 (0.48–1.50)

EBRT + ADT

5 yr PCSS 97%; 5 yr OS: 89.2%

Ciezki (2017) [25]

BCRFS, cRFS, PCSM, GI and GU toxicity (EHR data)

RP ± RT ± ADT

5 yr BCRFS (95%CI): 65% (61–68); 5 yr cRFS (95%CI): 89% (86–91); 5 yr PCSM (95%CI): 2.8% (1.7–3.9); bRFS—RP vs EBRT: HR (95%CI): 1.43 (1.19–1.79); cRFS—RP vs EBRT: HR (95%CI): 0.72 (0.54–0.97); PCSM—RP vs EBRT: HR (95%CI): 0.50 (0.32–0.77)

EBRT ± ADT

5 yr BCRFS (95%CI): 74% (70–77); 5 yr cRFS (95%CI): 85% (83–88); 5 yr PCSM (95%CI): 5.3% (3.6–7.1)

Emam (2020) [26]

BCRFS, DMFS, PCSS, OS

RP ± RT ± ADT

5 yr BCRFS 36%; 5 yr DMFS 77%; 3 yr PCSS 98%; 3 yr OS 97%

EBRT ± ADT

5 yr BCRFS 75%; 5 yr DMFS 91%; 3 yr PCSS 98%; 3 yr OS 94%

Ennis (2018) [16]

OS

RP

See EBRT + ADT/ EBRT + BT ± ADT

EBRT + ADT

EBRT + ADT vs RP: HR (95%CI):1.53 (1.22–1.92) and 1.33 (1.05 -1.68) in the ≥ 7920 cGy subgroup

EBRT + BT ± ADT

EBRT + BT ± ADT vs RP: HR (95%CI):1.17 (0.88–1.55)

Gunnarsson (2019) [30]

PCSS, OS

RP ± RT ± ADT

5 yr PCSS: 95.3%, 5 yr OS: 90.8%; At the end of the study period PCSM was 10%

EBRT ± BT ± ADT

5 yr PCSS 94.3%, 5 yr OS: 90.7%; At the end of the study period the PCSM was 15%; HR (95%CI): 2.01(1.17–3.43), p = 0.011

Hayashi (2020) [21]

BCRFS, OS

RP ± ADT

BCRFS improved in EBRT compared to RP group (p < 0.001); OS: no statistically significant difference

EBRT ± ADT

See RP

Hoffman (2020) [13]

EPIC score, SF-36 score, PCSS, OS

RP

5 yr PCSS: 99.5% (98.8, 100); 5 yr OS: 97.7% (96.2, 99.2)

EBRT + ADT

5 yr PCSS: 99.0% (97.7, 100); 5 yr OS: 91.8% (88.2, 95.6)

Kishan (2018) [28]

DM, PCSM, OS

RP ± RT ± ADT

See EBRT + ADT / EBRT + BT ± ADT

EBRT ± ADT

DM: EBRT vs RP HR (95%CI): 0.90(0.70–1.14); PCSM: EBRT vs RP HR (95%CI): 0.92 (0.67–1.26); OS: EBRT vs RP, ≤ 7.5 yr: HR(95%CI): 1.07 (0.80–1.44); > 7.5 yr: HR (95%CI): 1.34 (0.85–2.11)

EBRT + BT ± ADT

DM: EBRT + BT vs RP HR (95%CI): 0.27 (0.17–0.43); PCSM: EBRT + BT vs RP HR (95%CI): 0.38 (0.21–0.68); OS: EBRT + BT vs RP ≤ 7.5 yr: HR (95%CI): 0.66 (0.46–0.96), > 7.5 yr: HR (95%CI): 1.16 (0.70–1.92)

Koo (2018) [29]

BCRFS, DMFS, PCSS, OS

RP

5 yr BCRFS: 3.7%; 5 yr DMFS: 33.3%;5 yr PCSS: 98%; 5 yr OS: 93.3%

EBRT ± ADT

5 yr BCRFS: 22.8%; 5 yr DMFS: 41.7%; 5 yr PCSS: 99.2%; 5 yr OS: 92.1%;

Markovina (2017) [22]

DMFS, OS

RP ± RT ± ADT

5 yr DM: 33%

EBRT ± ADT

5 yr DM: 8.9%; EBRT vs RP: DMFS: HR (95%CI): 0.23 (0.07–0.71); OS: HR (95%CI): 1.58 (0.56–4.48)

Reichard (2019) [27]

BCR, LR, DMF,OS

RP ± RT ± ADT

5 yr BCR (95%CI): 40.8% (34.6–47.6); 5 yr LR (95%CI): 13.1% (9.3–18.3); 5 yr DMF (95%CI): 6% (3.6–10.2); 5 yr OS (95%CI): 95.7% (92–97.8) RP vs RT & ADT- LR: HR (95%CI): 2.7 (1.0–7.9); DMF: HR (95%CI): 2.5 (0.8–1.8); OS: HR (95%CI): 1.35 (0.4–4.8)

RT + ADT

5 yr BCR (95%CI): 13.2% (7.0–23.8); 5 yr LR (95%CI): 7.4% (3.1–16.8); 5 yr DMF (95%CI): 7.3% (3.1–16.7); 5 yr OS (95%CI): 98.5% (89.7–99.8)

Robinson (2018) [17]

PCSM

RP

10 yr PCSM: 8.9%

EBRT ± ADT

10 yr PCSM: 13.7%; RT vs RP HR (95%CI): 1.03 (0.81–1.31)

Tilki (2019) [31]

PCSM, ACM

RP ± EBRT ± ADT

5 yr PCSM (95%CI)—RP: 21.89% (17.07–27.82); RP + EBRT: 3.93% (1.35–11.19); RP + ADT: 27.04% (20.39–35.32) maxRP: 9.83% (3.82–24.02) AHR (95%CI), MaxRT (ref); RP: 2.80 (1.26–6.22); RP + EBRT: 0.52 (:0.14–1.98); RP + ADT: 3.15 (1.32–7.55); maxRP: 1.33 (0.49–3.64) 5 yr ACM (95%CI)—RP: 26.55% (22.02–34.43); RP + EBRT:12.26% (6.58–22.20); RP + ADT: 36.88%(28.53–44.76); MaxRP: 15.85% (8.27–29.19) AHR (95%CI), MaxRT (ref); RP: 1.65 (0.94–2.91); RP + EBRT: 0.70 (0.31–1.57); RP + ADT: 2.33 (1.23–4.42) MaxRP:0.80 (0.36–1.81)

EBRT + BT + ADT (maxRT)

5 yr PCSM (95%CI): 2.22% (0.91–5.37); 5 yr ACM (95%CI): 6.79% (4.40–10.40)

Tward (2020) [23]

HRQoL (SHIM, AUA-SS, IPSS, SHIM, RFAS after 2003) DMFS, OS

RP ± RT ± ADT

5 yr DMFS: 83.1%; 5 yr OS: 92.8%;

EBRT + ADT

5 yr DMFS: 74.6%; 5 yr OS: 79.1%

EBRT + BT + ADT

5 yr DMFS: 94.8%; 5 yr OS: 87.7% DMFS: EBRT + BT + ADT vs EBRT + ADT: AHR: 0.42, p = 0.13; EBRT + BT + ADT vs RP: AHR: 0.46, p = 0.11 OS: no significant difference between surgery/RT regimen

Yamamoto (2016) [24]

BCRFS

RP

5 yr BCRFS: 37.3%

EBRT + ADT

5 yr BCRFS: 81.3% (p < 0.001)

  1. Abbreviations: ACM All-cause mortality, ADT Androgen Deprivation Therapy, BCRFS Biochemical Recurrence-Free Survival, BT Brachytherapy, cRFS Clinical Relapse-Free Survival, DMFS Distant Metastases-Free Survival, EBRT External Beam Radiotherapy, LR Local Recurrence, OM Overall Mortality, OS Overall Survival, PCSM Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality, PCSS Prostate Cancer-Specific Survival, RP Radical Prostatectomy, RT Radiotherapy