TABLE 4.
Literature review of prospective randomized trials on biochemical recurrence free rates in patients treated with and without 3 months of neoadjuvant hormone therapy before radical prostatectomy
References | N | Clinical Stage | Followup (months) | % BCR-free in RP only group | % BCR-free in NHT and RP group | Significant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fair[8] | 137 | cT1-3 | 35 | NR | NR | No |
Schulman[9] | 402 | cT2-3 | 48 | 67 | 74 | No |
Aus[7] | 126 | cT1b-T3a | 82 | 52 | 50 | No |
Soloway[10] | 282 | cT2b | 60 | 68 | 65 | No |
Klotz[19] | 213 | cT1-2 | 72 | 66 | 62 | No* |
Improved biochemical recurrence in highest risk PSA group (PSA > 20 ng/mL).
RP, radical prostatectomy; NHT, neoadjuvant hormone therapy; NR, not recorded; PSA, prostate specific antigen