Publications by authors named "Piet Ost"

Background: Metastasis-directed therapy by stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes in the oligometastatic prostate cancer setting. We aimed to investigate whether short-course androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and SBRT at all oligometastatic sites versus SBRT alone improves clinical progression-free survival in men with metachronous oligorecurrent hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Methods: The RADIOSA study was a single-centre, randomised, open-label, controlled phase 2 trial done in the European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.

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Background And Purpose: Computed tomography (CT) imaging poses challenges for delineation of soft tissue structures for prostate cancer external beam radiotherapy. Guidelines require the input of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) information. We developed a deep learning (DL) prostate and organ-at-risk contouring model designed to find the MRI-truth in CT imaging.

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Background: External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is a standard treatment for localized prostate cancer, with recent advancements favoring a reduced number of treatment sessions. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a form of radiotherapy that delivers higher doses per fraction, typically in five or fewer sessions. This retrospective study aims to evaluate the implementation of the PACE-SBRT protocol for localized prostate cancer at our center by assessing the incidence and severity of toxicity, as well as biochemical relapse-free survival.

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Background And Objective: Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who develop a recurrence after radical cystectomy (RC) have poor outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of adjuvant radiotherapy (ART) in mitigating pelvic recurrences in high-risk MIBC patients. We report on survival outcomes, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and hematological toxicity for these patients.

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There is much debate regarding optimal selection in patients with metastatic cancer who should undergo local treatment (surgery or radiation treatment) to the primary tumor and/or metastases. Additionally, the optimal treatment of newly diagnosed metastatic cancer is largely unclear. Current prognostication systems to best inform these clinical scenarios are limited, as all metastatic patients are grouped together as having Stage IV disease without further incorporation of patient and disease-specific covariates that significantly impact patient outcomes.

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Purpose: In prostate cancer patients, high radiation doses to the urethra have been associated with an increased risk of severe genitourinary toxicity following dose-escalated radiotherapy. Urethra-sparing techniques have emerged as a promising approach to reduce urinary toxicity. This international survey aims to evaluate current global practices in urethra-sparing and explore future directions for the implementation of this technique in external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for prostate cancer.

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Purpose: Two randomized clinical trials (STOMP and ORIOLE) demonstrated that stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) can prolong ADT-free survival or progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with metachronous oligometastatic prostate cancer (omCSPC) patients. While most omCSPC patients have a more modest delay in progression, a small subset achieves a durable response following SABR. We investigated the prognostic and predictive value of circulating PSMA-positive extracellular vesicles (PSMA+EV) and prostate specific antigen (PSA) in a biomarker correlative study using blood samples from three independent patient cohorts.

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  • - There is a need for better tools to help manage oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (omCSPC), as highlighted in a retrospective study examining the effectiveness of the ArteraAI Prostate Test.
  • - This study involved 222 men and measured outcomes like overall survival (OS) and time until the cancer becomes castration-resistant, finding a high MMAI score linked to worse OS and shorter time to resistance.
  • - Additionally, the study indicated that patients with high MMAI scores who received metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) had improved metastasis-free survival compared to those with low scores, pointing to the potential of the MMAI biomarker for guiding treatment decisions.
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  • Innovations in advanced prostate cancer have improved outcomes, but there's still a lack of high-level evidence in clinical management, prompting the 2024 Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference to survey experts for insights.
  • A panel of 120 international experts developed and voted on 183 consensus questions through a web-based survey prior to the conference, defining consensus as ≥75% agreement.
  • The voting results highlight areas of agreement and disagreement that can guide clinical decisions and future research, with a focus on individualizing treatment based on patient characteristics and encouraging participation in clinical trials.
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ProBio is the first outcome-adaptive platform trial in prostate cancer utilizing a Bayesian framework to evaluate efficacy within predefined biomarker signatures across systemic treatments. Prospective circulating tumor DNA and germline DNA analysis was performed in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer before randomization to androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs), taxanes or a physician's choice control arm. The primary endpoint was the time to no longer clinically benefitting (NLCB).

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Aim: To evaluate acute toxicity at 6 months after stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with oligometastatic cancer within the OligoCare cohort.

Material And Methods: OligoCare is a prospective, registry-based, single-arm, observational study that aims to report prospective real-world data of patients with oligometastases from solid cancer treated with SBRT (NCT03818503). Primary tumor included non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), breast cancer (BC), colorectal cancer (CRC), and prostate cancer (PC).

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  • Oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (omCSPC) is an early stage of metastatic disease with varying outcomes among patients, leading to a study on the impact of tumor genomics on disease progression and failure patterns after treatment.
  • A multi-institutional analysis of 267 men who underwent tumor sequencing highlighted that the presence of specific genomic mutations, like TP53, could influence modes of progression and overall survival rates.
  • The findings suggested that patients with oligoprogression had significantly better three-year overall survival rates (91%) compared to those with polyprogression (71%), indicating the importance of genomic profiling in predicting clinical outcomes.
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  • The study evaluated the impact of intensified salvage radiotherapy (sRT) on erectile function in prostate cancer patients after surgery.
  • Out of 344 patients, 58% experienced some form of erectile dysfunction (ED) post-surgery, and while 29% noted improvement after 5 years, many with mild ED saw a worsening condition.
  • Key factors influencing sexual function included the interval between surgery and sRT, patient age, and the radiotherapy technique used, but the radiation dose (64 Gy vs. 70 Gy) did not significantly affect ED outcomes.
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The purpose of this European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) project, endorsed by the European Association of Urology, is to explore expert opinion on the management of patients with oligometastatic and oligoprogressive renal cell carcinoma by means of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) on extracranial metastases, with the aim of developing consensus recommendations for patient selection, treatment doses, and concurrent systemic therapy. A questionnaire on SABR in oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma was prepared by a core group and reviewed by a panel of ten prominent experts in the field. The Delphi consensus methodology was applied, sending three rounds of questionnaires to clinicians identified as key opinion leaders in the field.

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Background: Metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) is increasingly being used in oligometastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (omCSPC). However, it is currently unclear how to optimally integrate MDT with the standard of care of systemic hormonal therapy.

Objective: To report long-term outcomes of MDT alone versus MDT and a defined course of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in omCSPC.

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  • The study examines the optimal doses and fractionation in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for patients with oligometastatic cancer, analyzing 1,099 registered patients from the OligoCare trial.
  • The analysis converted SBRT doses to biological effective doses (BED) using specific cancer types' α/β values, revealing that different cancers received varying doses based on type and metastasis locations.
  • Findings indicate that SBRT doses were adapted according to the primary cancers and metastasis sites, suggesting further research is needed on the safety and efficacy of this tailored approach.
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Importance: Conventional external beam radiotherapy (cEBRT) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) are commonly used treatment options for relieving metastatic bone pain. The effectiveness of SBRT compared with cEBRT in pain relief has been a subject of debate, and conflicting results have been reported.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness associated with SBRT vs cEBRT for relieving metastatic bone pain.

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Objective: To evaluate the impact of metastases-directed stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in men with oligometastatic prostate cancer (PCa) using real-world data from the OligoCare cohort.

Materials And Methods: OligoCare is a pragmatic, observational cohort designed to assess the impact of metastases-directed SBRT on patients with oligometastatic disease (OMD). We report an interim analyses of the secondary endpoint HRQoL, assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30, within six months of metastases-directed SBRT for oligometastatic disease in men with PCa among the first 1600 registered patients.

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Background And Objective: Darolutamide is an androgen receptor inhibitor that increases overall survival in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive and nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (PCa). This phase 2 study assessed the efficacy and safety of darolutamide as monotherapy without ADT in patients with eugonadal testosterone levels.

Methods: This was a 24-wk, open-label, randomized study of patients with hormone-sensitive, histologically confirmed PCa requiring gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH); an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0/1; and life expectancy >1 yr.

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Background: Despite the encouraging results of the SCORAD trial, single fraction radiotherapy (SFRT) remains underused for patients with complicated bone metastases with rates as low as 18-39%. We aimed to evaluate the incidence and treatment patterns of these metastases in patients being referred to a tertiary centre for palliative radiotherapy.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all bone metastases treated at our centre from January 2013 until December 2017.

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De novo metastatic prostate cancer is highly aggressive, but the paucity of routinely collected tissue has hindered genomic stratification and precision oncology. Here, we leveraged a rare study of surgical intervention in 43 de novo metastatic prostate cancers to assess somatic genotypes across 607 synchronous primary and metastatic tissue regions plus circulating tumor DNA. Intra-prostate heterogeneity was pervasive and impacted clinically relevant genes, resulting in discordant genotypes between select primary restricted regions and synchronous metastases.

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