Characterization of patients who present with de novo metastatic prostate cancer: Single-institution database analysis.

Abstract

33 Background: Less than 5% of men in a PSA screened population present with denovo metastatic prostate cancer. We sought to characterize the clinical characteristics and survival of this unique group of men. Methods: Retrospective analysis of an institutional data-base – Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Prostate Clinical Research Information Systems (CRIS). All men with metastatic disease as their first presentation of prostate cancer were identified. Patient and disease characteristics were summarized descriptively. The distributions of the study endpoints were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method with median and 95%CI reported. Results: The analytic cohort has 185 patients with a median follow-up of 7.8 years (95% CI:7.5,11.1) and 94% diagnosed after 1998. Median age at diagnosis is 62 years (Range: 42-86); PSA at diagnosis: Median (Q1-Q3) - 100.2 (23.0, 346.0). Metastases: 97% bone, 2% liver, 2% lung, 8% lymph node. The median time from metastasis diagnosis to start of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was 26 days, 139 of those who started ADT had subsequently started treatment for castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) - 2nd line hormonal therapy and/or chemotherapy. The median time from ADT to subsequent therapy for CRPC is 14 months with 95% (CI:12,16). 128 patients have died and the median overall survival is 48 months (95% CI:40, 51). Conclusions: This unique cohort of patients at a referral institution tend to be younger and have an overall survival comparable to outcomes in modern day randomized hormone sensitive prostate cancer studies. Assessment of similar group in a multivariate analysis of a prospective trial is needed to confirm this observation. If confirmed, the data would suggest the responsiveness to therapy drives outcome rather than development of metastasis with or without a previously treated primary.