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Connor MJ, Shah TT, Horan G, Bevan CL, Winkler M, Ahmed HU. Cytoreductive treatment strategies for de novo metastatic prostate cancer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2019; 17:168-182. [PMID: 31712648 DOI: 10.1038/s41571-019-0284-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
In the past decade, a revolution in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer has occurred with the advent of novel hormonal agents and life-prolonging chemotherapy regimens in combination with standard androgen-deprivation therapy. Notwithstanding, the use of systemic therapy alone can result in a castrate-resistant state; therefore, increasing focus is being placed on the additional survival benefits that could potentially be achieved with local cytoreductive and/or metastasis-directed therapies. Local treatment of the primary tumour with the established modalities of radiotherapy and radical prostatectomy has been explored in this context, and the use of novel minimally invasive ablative therapies has been proposed. In addition, evidence of the potential clinical benefits of metastasis-directed therapy with ionizing radiation (primarily stereotactic ablative radiotherapy) is accumulating. Herein, we summarize the pathobiological rationale for local cytoreduction and the potentially systemic immunological responses to radiotherapy and ablative therapies in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. We also discuss the current evidence base for a cytoreductive strategy, including metastasis-directed therapy, in the current era of sequential multimodal therapy incorporating novel treatments. Finally, we outline further research questions relating to this complex and evolving treatment landscape.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martin J Connor
- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK. .,Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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