Absence of independent prognostic impact of node status in M1 prostate cancer: implications from a SEER-based study
摘要
We aimed to evaluate the association between T stage, N stage, and Gleason score with OS in metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) patients.
MethodsUsing the SEER database, we identified M1 prostate cancer patients. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis with Log-rank testing was performed, stratified by metastatic substages (M1a, M1b, M1c). Multivariable Cox regression models identified independent prognostic factors for overall survival (OS).
ResultsA total of 170 mPCa patients were included, 60.0% had Gleason score ≥ 8, 74.7% presented with T3-T4 disease (versus 25.3% with localized T1-T2 tumors), and metastatic distribution included 68.8% M1b, 17.6% M1a, and 13.5% M1c. M1c patients demonstrated significantly worse prognosis (p = 0.033). Subgroup analyses revealed that advanced T stage significantly correlated with reduced OS in the overall M1 cohort (p = 0.015), M1b (p = 0.018), and M1c subgroups (p = 0.004), but not in M1a (p = 0.226). Nodal status showed no significant association with OS in any subgroup (M1a: p = 0.252; M1b: p = 0.762; M1c: p = 0.616). On multivariable Cox analysis, Gleason score ≥ 8 (HR = 2.65, 95%CI 1.21–5.79, p = 0.014), T4 stage (HR = 3.04, 95%CI 1.17–7.90, p = 0.023), and M1c substage (HR = 6.27, 95%CI 1.61–24.39, p = 0.008) emerged as independent predictors of poor survival.
ConclusionOur study suggests that nodal staging may have limited biological rationale in PCa when synchronous distant metastases exist.