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Article: Locally recurrent prostate cancer after initial radiation therapy: Early salvage high-intensity focused ultrasound improves oncologic outcomes.
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ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: To evaluate pre-operative prognostic risk factors to predict oncologic outcome of Salvage High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (S-HIFU) for radiorecurrent prostate cancer (PCa). METHODS AND MATERIALS: A total of 290 men with biopsy-confirmed locally radiorecurrent PCa, underwent S-HIFU. D'Amico risk group before external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), estimated Gleason score prior HIFU and post HIFU biopsies were analyzed for predictive utility of local cancer control, cancer-specific, metastasis free, and progression free survival rates (PFSR). RESULTS: Local cancer control with negative biopsy results was obtained in 81% of the 208 patients who underwent post-S-HIFU biopsies. Median PSA nadir was 0.14ng/ml and 127 patients did not require androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The mean follow up was 48months for cancer-specific survival rates. The cancer-specific and metastasis-free survival rates at 7years were 80% and 79.6% respectively. The PFSR was significantly influenced by: the pre-HIFU PSA level (hazard ratio (HR): 1.09, 95% CI 1.04-1.13), a Gleason score ⩾8 versus ⩽6 (HR: 1.17, 95% CI 1.03-1.3), and a previous ADT (HR: 1.28, 95% CI 1.09-1.46). The rates of recto-urethral fistula (0.4%) and grade II/III incontinence (19.5%) indicate significant reduction in serious side effects with use of dedicated post-radiation acoustic parameters compared with standard parameters. CONCLUSION: S-HIFU is an effective curative option for radiorecurrent PCa with acceptable morbidity for localized radiorecurrent PCa, but should be initiated early following EBRT failure. Use of prognostic risk factors can optimize patient selection.Radiotherapy and Oncology 10/2012; · 5.58 Impact Factor -
Article: Outcome Associations of Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity Vary With Different Measurement Methods.
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ABSTRACT: Background The impact of various methods of travel distance estimation on the prognostic value of pulse wave velocity (PWV) and on the adequacy of cut-offs has never been addressed within a single population of hypertensive patients.Methods Four carotid-femoral PWVs were calculated from four different travel distances (Direct, Real, Subtracted, and Estimated) divided by the same travel time in 426 hypertensives (mean age 51.2 ± 13.8 years, mean systolic blood pressure 155.6 ± 21.1 mm Hg). The incidence of death from any cause and major cardiovascular events was studied. PWV predictive accuracies were determined using C-index analysis. Hazard ratios (HRs) associated with specific values of PWV were determined with Cox model analyses using cubic splines.ResultsMean PWV ranged from 8.3 ± 2.3 m/s for the Subtracted one to 11.6 ± 3.0 m/s for the Direct one (P < 0.001). When included as continuous variables in a Cox model, the four PWVs were significantly associated with outcome (all P < 0.001), and had similar C-index (0.608-0.617). In multivariable analysis, the HR calculated for a Direct PWV of 12 m/s was neutral (HR = 1.02). In contrast, the same analysis provided HR ranging from 1.79 to 2.90 with the other PWVs.Conclusions Different travel distances markedly impact PWV values and prognostic cut-offs. PWV cut-offs should consequently be ascertained jointly with the method of measurement used. There is an urgent need for standardization of PWV assessment before implementing this parameter in the routine management of hypertensives.American Journal of Hypertension 2012; doi:10.1038/ajh.2012.114.American Journal of Hypertension 08/2012; · 3.18 Impact Factor -
Article: The impact of complete revascularization on long-term survival is strongly dependent on age.
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ABSTRACT: Complete revascularization during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been reported to be associated with better short-term and long-term outcomes. We hypothesized that the survival benefit of complete revascularization would be less in old patients than in young patients. We analyzed data from 6,539 consecutive patients who had undergone a first isolated on-pump CABG procedure between 2000 and 2008. We investigated the impact of complete revascularization and its interaction with age on operative and long-term survival using propensity-score-based analyses. Patients with incomplete (versus complete) revascularization (n = 318 [4.9%]) were sicker overall. During a mean follow-up of 5.8 ± 2.2 years, 909 patients died. In the propensity-score-matched analysis, operative mortality was not significantly different between patients with complete revascularization and those with incomplete revascularization (1.9% versus 2.8%; odds ratio [OR], 1.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.56-3.46; p = 0.48). In contrast, incomplete revascularization had an independent negative impact on long-term survival, which was strongly age dependent (hazard ratio [HR] for interaction, 0.96 per year increment; p = 0.02). In a propensity-score-matched analysis, incomplete revascularization was independently associated with higher long-term mortality in patients younger than 60 years (HR, 3.27; 95% CI, 1.21-8.86; p = 0.02), whereas it was not in patients 60 to 70 years and 70 years of age and older (p = 0.87 and p = 0.24, respectively). Contrary to what is observed in patients younger than 60 years, complete revascularization does not seem to improve long-term survival in older patients. This suggests that elderly patients at high operative risk may be considered, when deemed clinically appropriate, for limited coronary revascularization.The Annals of thoracic surgery 06/2012; 94(4):1166-72. · 3.74 Impact Factor -
Article: Is it possible to model the risk of malignancy of focal abnormalities found at prostate multiparametric MRI?
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate whether focal abnormalities (FAs) depicted by prostate MRI could be characterised using simple semiological features. 134 patients who underwent T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI at 1.5 T before prostate biopsy were prospectively included. FAs visible at MRI were characterised by their shape, the degree of signal abnormality (0 = normal to 3 = markedly abnormal) on individual MR sequences, and a subjective score (SS(1) = probably benign to SS(3) = probably malignant). FAs were then biopsied under US guidance. 56/233 FAs were positive at biopsy. The subjective score significantly predicted biopsy results (P < 0.01). As compared to SS(1) FAs, the odds ratios (OR) of malignancy of SS(2) and SS(3) FAs were 9.9 (1.8-55.9) and 163.8 (11.5-2331). Unlike FAs' shape, a simple combination of MR signal abnormalities (into "low-risk", "intermediate" and "high-risk" groups) significantly predicted biopsy results (P < 0.008). As compared to "low risk" FAs, the OR of malignancy of "intermediate" and "high-risk" FAs were 4.5 (1.1-18.4) and 52.7 (6.8-407) in the overall population and 5.4 (1.1-27.2) and 118.2 (6.1-2301) in PZ. A simple combination of signal abnormalities of individual MR sequences can significantly stratify the risk of malignancy of FAs, holding promise of a more standardised interpretation of MRI by readers with varying experience. KEY POINTS : • Using multiparameter(mp)-MRI, experienced uroradiologists can stratify the malignancy risk of prostatic lesions • The shape of prostatic focal abnormalities in the peripheral zone does not help predicting malignancy. • A simple combination of findings at mp-MRI can help less-experienced radiologists.European Radiology 01/2012; 22(5):1149-57. · 3.22 Impact Factor -
Article: Comparison of Central Macular Thickness Measured by Three OCT Models and Study of Interoperator Variability.
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ABSTRACT: Purpose. To compare central macular thickness (CMT) measurement on healthy patient using 3 different OCT devices by two operators. Methods. Prospective, monocentricstudy. Right eye's central macular thickness (CMT) of 30 healthy patients has been measured three times using a time-domain (TD) OCT (Stratus OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, Ca) and two spectral domain (SD) OCTs (Cirrus HD-OCT, Carl ZeissMeditec, Dublin, Ca) and 3D-OCT 1000 (Topcon, Tokyo, Japan) by two operators. Six measurements were taken randomly for each patient the same day. Results. No significant difference between measurements obtained by the two operators has been observed, whatever the studied OCT. P value was 0.164, 0.193, and 0.147 for Stratus OCT, Cirrus HD-OCT and 3D-OCT, respectively. Mean CMT significantly differed from instrument to instrument (P < 0.001) and was, respectively, 197 μm, 254 μm, and 236 μm using Stratus OCT, Cirrus HD-OCT, and 3D-OCT 1000. Using Cirrus OCT and 3D-OCT 1000, CMT was, respectively, 57 μm and 39 μm thicker than using Stratus OCT (P < 0.05). Conclusions. Whatever the OCT device, on healthy patients CMT was not operator dependent. CMT measurements obtained by SD-OCTs are greater than those obtained by TD-OCT. These data imply that the different OCT devices cannot be used interchangeably in clinical monitoring.TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 01/2012; 2012:842795. · 1.66 Impact Factor
