Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
BJU Int. 2019 May;123(5):854-860. doi: 10.1111/bju.14580. Epub 2018 Nov 2.
To examine prostate cancer (PCa) incidence and mortality by arm in the randomized Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial.
Patients aged 55-74 years at 10 screening centres were randomized between 1993 and 2001 to an intervention or usual care arm. Patients in the intervention arm received six annual prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and four annual digital rectal examinations. The patients were followed for PCa incidence and for mortality via active follow-up processes and by linkage to state cancer registries and the National Death Index. For cancers identified through active follow-up, trial abstractors recorded the mode of diagnosis (screen-detected, symptomatic, other).
A total of 38 340 patients were randomized to the intervention arm and 38 343 to a usual care arm. The median follow-up for mortality was 16.9 (intervention) and 16.7 years (usual care). There were 333 (intervention) and 352 (usual care) PCa cancer deaths, giving rates (per 10 000 person-years) of 5.5 and 5.9, respectively, and a rate ratio (RR) of 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.81-1.08; P = 0.38). The RR for overall PCa incidence was 1.05 (95% CI 1.01-1.09). The RRs by Gleason category were 1.17 (95% CI 1.11-1.23) for Gleason 2-6, 1.00 (95% CI 0.93-1.07) for Gleason 7 and 0.89 (95% CI 0.80-0.99) for Gleason 8-10 disease. By mode of detection, during the trial's screening phase, 13% of intervention arm vs 27% of usual care arm cases were symptomatic; post-screening, these percentages were 18% in each arm.
After almost 17 years of median follow-up, there was no significant reduction in PCa mortality in the intervention compared with the usual care arm. There was a significant increase in Gleason 2-6 disease and a significant reduction in Gleason 8-10 disease in the intervention compared with the usual care arm.
在前列腺、肺、大肠和卵巢(PLCO)癌症筛查试验的随机分组中,按手臂检查前列腺癌(PCa)的发病率和死亡率。
1993 年至 2001 年期间,10 个筛查中心的年龄在 55-74 岁的患者被随机分为干预组或常规护理组。干预组的患者接受了 6 次年度前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)检测和 4 次年度直肠指检。通过主动随访流程和与州癌症登记处和国家死亡指数的联系,对患者进行 PCa 发病率和死亡率的随访。对于通过主动随访发现的癌症,试验摘要记录员记录了诊断模式(筛查发现、症状性、其他)。
共有 38340 名患者被随机分配到干预组,38343 名患者被分配到常规护理组。死亡率的中位随访时间为 16.9(干预)和 16.7 年(常规护理)。干预组有 333 例(333/38340)和常规护理组有 352 例(352/38343)PCa 癌症死亡,发生率(每 10000 人年)分别为 5.5 和 5.9,比率比(RR)为 0.93(95%置信区间[CI]0.81-1.08;P=0.38)。总的 PCa 发病率的 RR 为 1.05(95%CI1.01-1.09)。按 Gleason 分级的 RR 分别为 Gleason 2-6 为 1.17(95%CI1.11-1.23),Gleason 7 为 1.00(95%CI0.93-1.07),Gleason 8-10 疾病为 0.89(95%CI0.80-0.99)。按检测方式,在试验的筛查阶段,干预组有 13%的病例为症状性,而常规护理组有 27%的病例为症状性;在筛查后,两组的百分比分别为 18%。
在中位随访近 17 年后,与常规护理组相比,干预组的 PCa 死亡率没有显著降低。与常规护理组相比,干预组的 Gleason 2-6 疾病显著增加,Gleason 8-10 疾病显著减少。