Assessment of Return to Baseline Urinary and Sexual Function Following Primary Focal Cryotherapy for Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer.
Clinically significant prostate cancer
Cryotherapy
Focal therapy
International Index of Erectile Function
International Prostate Symptom Score
Patient-reported outcome measure
Sexual function
Urinary function
Journal
European urology focus
ISSN: 2405-4569
Titre abrégé: Eur Urol Focus
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101665661
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2021
03 2021
Historique:
received:
31
03
2019
revised:
11
08
2019
accepted:
04
09
2019
pubmed:
9
10
2019
medline:
1
4
2022
entrez:
9
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The oncological outcomes in men with clinically significant prostate cancer following focal cryotherapy are promising, although functional outcomes are under-reported. To determine the impact of focal cryotherapy on urinary and sexual function, specifically assessing return to baseline function. Between October 2013 and November 2016, 58 of 122 men who underwent focal cryotherapy for predominantly anterior clinically significant localised prostate cancer within a prospective registry returned patient-reported outcome measure questionnaires, which included International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15) questionnaires. Standard cryotherapy procedure using either the SeedNet or the Visual-ICE cryotherapy system. Primary outcome was return to baseline function of IPSS score and IIEF erectile function (EF) subdomain. Cumulative incidence and Cox-regression analyses were performed. Probability of returning to baseline IPSS function was 78% at 12 mo and 87% at both 18 and 24 mo, with recovery seen up to 18 mo. For IIEF (EF domain), the probability of returning to baseline function was 85% at 12 mo and 89% at both 18 and 24 mo, with recovery seen up to 18 mo. Only the preoperative IIEF-EF score was associated with a poor outcome (hazard ratio 0.96, 95% confidence interval 0.93-0.999, p = 0.04). The main limitation was that only half of the patients returned their questionnaires. In men undergoing primary focal cryotherapy, there is a high degree of preservation of urinary and erectile function with return to baseline function occurring from 3 mo and continuing up to 18 mo after focal cryotherapy. In men who underwent focal cryotherapy for prostate cancer, approximately nine in 10 returned to their baseline urinary and sexual function. Keeping in mind that level 1 evidence and long-term data are still needed, in men who wish to preserve urinary and sexual function, focal cryotherapy may be considered an alternative treatment option to radical therapy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The oncological outcomes in men with clinically significant prostate cancer following focal cryotherapy are promising, although functional outcomes are under-reported.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the impact of focal cryotherapy on urinary and sexual function, specifically assessing return to baseline function.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS
Between October 2013 and November 2016, 58 of 122 men who underwent focal cryotherapy for predominantly anterior clinically significant localised prostate cancer within a prospective registry returned patient-reported outcome measure questionnaires, which included International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15) questionnaires.
INTERVENTION
Standard cryotherapy procedure using either the SeedNet or the Visual-ICE cryotherapy system.
OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Primary outcome was return to baseline function of IPSS score and IIEF erectile function (EF) subdomain. Cumulative incidence and Cox-regression analyses were performed.
RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS
Probability of returning to baseline IPSS function was 78% at 12 mo and 87% at both 18 and 24 mo, with recovery seen up to 18 mo. For IIEF (EF domain), the probability of returning to baseline function was 85% at 12 mo and 89% at both 18 and 24 mo, with recovery seen up to 18 mo. Only the preoperative IIEF-EF score was associated with a poor outcome (hazard ratio 0.96, 95% confidence interval 0.93-0.999, p = 0.04). The main limitation was that only half of the patients returned their questionnaires.
CONCLUSIONS
In men undergoing primary focal cryotherapy, there is a high degree of preservation of urinary and erectile function with return to baseline function occurring from 3 mo and continuing up to 18 mo after focal cryotherapy.
PATIENT SUMMARY
In men who underwent focal cryotherapy for prostate cancer, approximately nine in 10 returned to their baseline urinary and sexual function. Keeping in mind that level 1 evidence and long-term data are still needed, in men who wish to preserve urinary and sexual function, focal cryotherapy may be considered an alternative treatment option to radical therapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31590961
pii: S2405-4569(19)30279-2
doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2019.09.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
301-308Subventions
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 204998/Z/16/Z
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.