Association between preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels and mortality in high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy: Findings from the SEER database

Background: The degree of expression of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been applied for the purpose of screening and monitoring the progression of prostate cancer. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between preoperative PSA levels and mortality outcomes in men with high- and...

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Main Authors: Joshua Ikuemonisan, Olaoluwa Lediju, Adeniyi Togun, Oluwakayode Adejoro
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Prostate International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888220300568
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author Joshua Ikuemonisan
Olaoluwa Lediju
Adeniyi Togun
Oluwakayode Adejoro
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Adeniyi Togun
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description Background: The degree of expression of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been applied for the purpose of screening and monitoring the progression of prostate cancer. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between preoperative PSA levels and mortality outcomes in men with high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer who received radical prostatectomy. Methods: The 2004–2014 files of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result database were analyzed. A total of 97,357 patients with non-metastatic high- and intermediate-grade adenocarcinoma of the prostate who received radical prostatectomy were identified. Using Kaplan–Meier estimates and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models, the relationship between preoperative PSA values and cancer-specific mortality outcomes in men with high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer who received radical prostatectomy was tested. Results: Of 97,357 patients with high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer who received radical prostatectomy from 2001 to 2014, there were 983 cancer-specific deaths, and the average follow-up time for the cohort was 85.0 (34.6) months. Preoperative PSA values > 10 ng/ml were associated with greater risk of cancer-specific mortality (hazard ratio 2.3, P < 0.0001) when compared to the referent/normal values for preoperative PSA (<4 ng/ml). Individuals with preoperative PSA values 4–10 ng/ml had lower risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality (hazard ratio 0.80, P = 0.03) when compared to individuals with normal preoperative PSA values. Conclusions: Individuals with preoperative PSA values 4–10 ng/ml had 20% lower risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality when compared to individuals with preoperative PSA values of <4 ng/dl. The findings from this study suggest that low or normal preoperative PSA values may not always mean that prostate cancer is indolent, and more work needs to be done to better classify risk in men with prostate cancer.
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spelling doaj.art-658556c2bff549aab06b3913d3c3aaea2023-09-02T06:37:03ZengElsevierProstate International2287-88822021-06-01927277Association between preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels and mortality in high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy: Findings from the SEER databaseJoshua Ikuemonisan0Olaoluwa Lediju1Adeniyi Togun2Oluwakayode Adejoro3Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Family Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, USAUniversity of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USADepartment of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USABackground: The degree of expression of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been applied for the purpose of screening and monitoring the progression of prostate cancer. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between preoperative PSA levels and mortality outcomes in men with high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer who received radical prostatectomy. Methods: The 2004–2014 files of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result database were analyzed. A total of 97,357 patients with non-metastatic high- and intermediate-grade adenocarcinoma of the prostate who received radical prostatectomy were identified. Using Kaplan–Meier estimates and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models, the relationship between preoperative PSA values and cancer-specific mortality outcomes in men with high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer who received radical prostatectomy was tested. Results: Of 97,357 patients with high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer who received radical prostatectomy from 2001 to 2014, there were 983 cancer-specific deaths, and the average follow-up time for the cohort was 85.0 (34.6) months. Preoperative PSA values > 10 ng/ml were associated with greater risk of cancer-specific mortality (hazard ratio 2.3, P < 0.0001) when compared to the referent/normal values for preoperative PSA (<4 ng/ml). Individuals with preoperative PSA values 4–10 ng/ml had lower risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality (hazard ratio 0.80, P = 0.03) when compared to individuals with normal preoperative PSA values. Conclusions: Individuals with preoperative PSA values 4–10 ng/ml had 20% lower risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality when compared to individuals with preoperative PSA values of <4 ng/dl. The findings from this study suggest that low or normal preoperative PSA values may not always mean that prostate cancer is indolent, and more work needs to be done to better classify risk in men with prostate cancer.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888220300568Prostate cancerPSASurvival
spellingShingle Joshua Ikuemonisan
Olaoluwa Lediju
Adeniyi Togun
Oluwakayode Adejoro
Association between preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels and mortality in high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy: Findings from the SEER database
Prostate International
Prostate cancer
PSA
Survival
title Association between preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels and mortality in high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy: Findings from the SEER database
title_full Association between preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels and mortality in high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy: Findings from the SEER database
title_fullStr Association between preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels and mortality in high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy: Findings from the SEER database
title_full_unstemmed Association between preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels and mortality in high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy: Findings from the SEER database
title_short Association between preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels and mortality in high- and intermediate-grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy: Findings from the SEER database
title_sort association between preoperative prostate specific antigen levels and mortality in high and intermediate grade prostate cancer patients who received radical prostatectomy findings from the seer database
topic Prostate cancer
PSA
Survival
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888220300568
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