The role of fatal family history and mode of inheritance in prostate cancer for long-term outcomes following radical prostatectomy

Purpose To determine whether fatal family history (FFH) or mode of inheritance in prostate cancer (PCa) has an impact on long-term outcomes following radical prostatectomy (RP). Methods 1076 PCa patients after RP with at least one deceased first-degree relative with PCa were included and stratified...

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Published in:World journal of urology 2020-12, Vol.38 (12), p.3091-3099
Main Authors: Meissner, Valentin H., Strüh, Jamila G. H., Kron, Martina, Liesenfeld, Lea A., Kranz, Stephanie, Gschwend, Jürgen E., Herkommer, Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer surgery
Family medical history
Heredity
Inheritances
Medical prognosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nephrology
Oncology
Original
Original Article
Prostate cancer
Prostatectomy
Surgery
Survival
Urological surgery
Urology
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Summary:Purpose To determine whether fatal family history (FFH) or mode of inheritance in prostate cancer (PCa) has an impact on long-term outcomes following radical prostatectomy (RP). Methods 1076 PCa patients after RP with at least one deceased first-degree relative with PCa were included and stratified by FFH (four subgroups: fraternal, paternal, multiple, and none) and by mode of inheritance (two subgroups: male to male, non-male to male). We compared clinicopathological characteristics between subgroups with Fisher’s exact or Chi-square tests. Biochemical recurrence-free survival (BRFS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were analyzed using the method of Kaplan and Meier. Simple and multiple Cox regression with backward elimination were performed to select prognostic factors for BRFS and CSS. Results Median age at surgery was 63.3 (range 35.9–79.4) years. The overall Kaplan–Meier estimated BRFS rate at 10 and 15 years was 65.6% and 57.0%, respectively. The overall Kaplan–Meier estimated CSS rate at 10 and 15 years was 98.1% and 95.7%, respectively. Neither FFH nor mode of inheritance were factors associated with worse BRFS. However, in multiple Cox regression, paternal FFH was an important prognostic factor for a better CSS (HR 0.19, CI 0.05–0.71, p  = 0.014) compared to non-FFH. Conclusion FFH and mode of inheritance do not seem to be prognostic factors of worse long-term outcomes following RP. Rather, a paternal FFH was associated with a better CSS; however, the reasons remain unclear. Nevertheless, patients after RP and FFH could be reassured that their own PCa diagnosis is not associated with a worse long-term outcome.
ISSN:0724-4983
1433-8726
DOI:10.1007/s00345-020-03147-6