Justyna Rembak-Szynkiewicz

Justyna Rembak-Szynkiewicz

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 March 2022 in Cancers
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MMMarcin Miszczyk
Marcin Miszczyk
JRJustyna Rembak-Szynkiewicz
Justyna Rembak-Szynkiewicz
ŁMŁukasz Magrowski
Łukasz Magrowski
KSKonrad Stawiski
Konrad Stawiski
ANAgnieszka Namysł-Kaletka
Agnieszka Namysł-Kaletka
WMWojciech Majewski
Wojciech Majewski
Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) has been widely implemented as a diagnostic tool for significant prostate cancer (PCa); less is known about its prognostic value, especially in the setting of primary radiotherapy. We aimed to analyze the association between PI-RADS v. 2.1 classification and risk of metastases, based on a group of 152 patients treated with ultra-hypofractionated stereotactic CyberKnife radiotherapy for localized low or intermediate risk-group prostate cancer. We found that all distant failures (n = 5) occurred in patients diagnosed with a PI-RADS score of 5, and axial measurements of the target lesion were associated with the risk of developing metastases (p < 0.001). The best risk stratification model (based on a combination of greatest dimension, the product of multiplication of PI-RADS target lesion axial measurements, and age) achieved a c-index of 0.903 (bootstrap-validated bias-corrected 95% CI: 0.848–0.901). This creates a hypothesis that PI-RADS 5 and the size of the target lesion are important prognostic factors in early-stage PCa patients and should be considered as an adverse prognostic measure for patients undergoing early treatment such as radiation or focal therapy.