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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Neoadjuvant Chemohormonal Therapy Versus Pelvic Lymphadenectomy on Biochemical Recurrence in Patients with High- or Very-High-Risk Prostate Cancer Undergoing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

Makoto Kawase, Satoshi Washino, Takato Nishino, Takeshi Yamasaki, Hajime Fukushima, Kosuke Iwatani, Tomoaki Miyagawa, Masaki Shimbo, Kojiro Ohba, Jun Miki and 2 more

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Makoto KawaseDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu 5011194, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7269-2462
Satoshi WashinoDepartment of Urology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 3300834, Japan.
Takato NishinoDepartment of Urology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo 1048560, Japan.
Takeshi YamasakiDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka 5458585, Japan.
Hajime FukushimaDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki 8528501, Japan.
Kosuke IwataniDepartment of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa 2778567, Japan.
Tomoaki MiyagawaDepartment of Urology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama 3300834, Japan.
Masaki ShimboDepartment of Urology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo 1048560, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0407-7123
Kojiro OhbaDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki 8528501, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2841-1998
Jun MikiDepartment of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa 2778567, Japan.
Keita NakaneDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu 5011194, Japan.
Takuya KoieDepartment of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu 5011194, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2980-127X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe effectiveness of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) with extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) in improving oncological outcomes for patients with high- or very-high-risk prostate cancer (HR/VHR-PCa) remains a subject of debate. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy (NCHT) and ePLND in reducing biochemical recurrence (BCR) in patients with HR/VHR-PCa undergoing RARP.

methodsThis retrospective, multicenter cohort study included 1182 patients with HR/VHR-PCa who underwent RARP at six Japanese institutions. Patients were stratified into three groups: those who received NCHT followed by RARP without ePLND (Group 1), those who received neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (NHT) followed by RARP with ePLND (Group 2), and those who underwent RARP with ePLND (Group 3). The primary endpoint was the rate of BCR, while the secondary endpoint was biochemical recurrence-free survival (BRFS) following RARP.

resultsOf the 1182 patients, 154 patients were included in Group 1, 97 patients were included in Group 2, and 470 patients were included in Group 3. By the end of the follow-up period, 243 patients (33.8%) had experienced BCR, 27 (3.7%) had progressed to castration-resistant prostate cancer, and 5 (0.7%) had died from PCa. Over a median follow-up period of 41.4 months, BCR occurred in 16.5% of patients in Group 1, 36.1% of patients in Group 2, and 38.9% in Group 3 (

conclusionsThe findings of this study indicate that NCHT in patients with HR/VHR-PCa undergoing RARP without ePLND may reduce the risk of postoperative BCR compared to those undergoing RARP with ePLND.

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extended pelvic lymph node dissectionhigh- and very-high-risk prostate cancerneoadjuvant chemo-hormonal therapyprostate cancerrobot-assisted radical prostatectomy

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PMID40277803
PMCPMC12026419

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