Objective: To analyse the efficacy and safety of focal prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET)- and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI)-guided single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa) local recurrences.
Patients and methods: Patients with PSMA-PET-positive PCa local recurrences treated with single-fraction SBRT between 2016 and 2020 were included. Identification for subsequent recurrences or metastatic spread based on increasing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were evaluated using PSMA-PET imaging.
Results: A total of 64 patients were identified. Patients received various treatments before SBRT (31 patients with radical prostatectomy [RP], 18 external beam radiotherapy [EBRT] with RP, five EBRT, and the remaining 10 other combinations). The median follow-up was 21.6 months. The median PSA level before SBRT was 1.47 ng/mL. All patients received a single-fraction treatment with a median prescription dose and isodose line of 21 Gy and 65%, respectively. At the time of SBRT, six patients (9%) received an androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). PSA levels decreased after SBRT (P = 0.03) and three local recurrences were detected during the follow-up. The progression-free survival after 1-, 2-, and 3-years was 85.3%, 65.9%, and 51.2%, respectively. Six patients (9%) started ADT after SBRT due to disease progression. The rates of newly started ADT after 1-, 2-, and 3-years were 1.8%, 7.3%, and 22.7%, respectively. Grade 1 or 2 toxicities occurred in six patients (9%); no high-grade toxicity was observed.
Conclusion: While the available data for SBRT in the PCa local recurrence setting describe outcomes for fractionated irradiations, the findings of this first analysis of single-fraction, PSMA-PET- and mpMRI-guided focal SBRT are encouraging. Such treatment appears to be a safe, efficient, and time-saving therapy even in intensively pretreated patients. Recurrence-directed treatments can delay the use of ADT and could avoid prostate bed irradiation in selected patients.
Keywords: MRI; PSMA-PET; local recurrence; multiparametric MRI; prostate cancer; reirradiation; salvage therapy.
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