
There is scant data regarding disease presentation and treatment response among black men living in Africa. In this study we evaluate disease presentation and early clinical outcomes among Ghanaian men with prostate cancer treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).A total of 379 men with prostate cancer were referred to the National Center for Radiotherapy, Ghana from 2003 to 2009. Data were collected regarding patient-and tumor-related factors such as age, prostate specific antigen (PSA), Gleason score (GS), clinical stage (T), and use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). For patients who received EBRT, freedom from biochemical failure (FFbF) was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method.Of 379 patients referred for treatment 69.6% had initial PSA (iPSA) > 20 ng/ml, and median iPSA was 39.0 ng/ml. A total of 128 men, representing 33.8% of the overall cohort, were diagnosed with metastatic disease at time of referral. Among patients with at least 2 years of follow-up after EBRT treatment (n=52; median follow-up time: 38.9 months), 3- and 5-year actuarial FFbF was 73.8% and 65.1% respectively. There was significant association between higher iPSA and GS (8-10 vs. ≤7, p < 0.001), and T stage (T3/4 vs. T1/2, p < 0.001).This is the largest series reporting on outcomes after prostate cancer treatment in West Africa. That one-third of patients presented with metastatic disease suggests potential need for earlier detection to permit curative-intent therapy. Data from this study will aid in the strategic development of prostate cancer research roadmap in Ghana.
Male, Cancer Research, Prostatic Neoplasms/ethnology, Brachytherapy, Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Ghana, RC254-282, Prostate cancer, Local/ethnology, Age Factors, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, Radiotherapy Dosage, Middle Aged, Division of Biostatistics, Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted, Treatment Outcome, Thomas Jefferson University, Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy, Kallikreins, Radiology, Local/pathology, Research Article, 610, External beam RT, Black People, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Radiation Oncology, Genetics, Humans, Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted, Prostatic Neoplasms, Androgen Antagonists, Prostate-Specific Antigen, African men, Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy, Neoplasm Recurrence, Biochemical failure, Dose Fractionation, Radiation, Neoplasm Grading, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Orchiectomy, Radioisotopes/therapeutic use
Male, Cancer Research, Prostatic Neoplasms/ethnology, Brachytherapy, Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Ghana, RC254-282, Prostate cancer, Local/ethnology, Age Factors, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, Radiotherapy Dosage, Middle Aged, Division of Biostatistics, Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted, Treatment Outcome, Thomas Jefferson University, Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy, Kallikreins, Radiology, Local/pathology, Research Article, 610, External beam RT, Black People, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Radiation Oncology, Genetics, Humans, Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted, Prostatic Neoplasms, Androgen Antagonists, Prostate-Specific Antigen, African men, Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy, Neoplasm Recurrence, Biochemical failure, Dose Fractionation, Radiation, Neoplasm Grading, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Orchiectomy, Radioisotopes/therapeutic use
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