ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE OF SMALL RENAL MASSES · renal masses are benign tumors or RCCs with clinically...
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Alessandro VOLPE, M.D.
University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”
Maggiore della Carità Hospital
Novara, Italy
ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE
OF SMALL RENAL MASSES
BAUS section of Oncology Annual Meeting
London – Sep 15-16, 2014
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• 80 y.o. man
• Hypertension, COPD
• Radical prostatectomy (2006) – Path: pT3a N0 GS 4+4 prostate carcinoma – adjuvant RT –bone mets in hormonal deprivation
• TURBT (2010) - Path: pT1 G2 bladder cancer Mitomycin C – negative follow-up
CLINICAL CASE
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Abdo CT Jan 2010
• 1.6 cm, solid, contrast enhancing right renal mass
• Multiple bilateral simple renal cysts
CLINICAL CASE
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UofT GU Oncology, 2004
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Frank et al, J Urol 2005
pT1a RCC SURGICAL OUTCOMES
Patard et al, J Urol 2004
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< 50 years > 75 years
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Natural history of renal tumors has been poorly understood since the gold standard treatment is surgical removal soon after diagnosis
SMALL RENAL MASSES NATURAL HISTORY
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Cancer, 2004
Mean growth rate 2.74 cc / year - 0.1 cm / year
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Initial monitoring of growth rate and clinical behaviour of a SRM with serial abdominal imaging
Delayed treatment for tumors who show a fast growth or clinical progression during follow-up
ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE
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9 series - 234 renal masses
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Combined
Chawla et al, J Urol, 2006
Mean growth rate 0.28 cm / year
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18 studies
880 patients - 936 renal masses
18 progressions to mets (2%) after a mean follow-up of 40.2 months
Mean linear growth rate: 0.31 cm/year Mean volume growth rate: 6.3 cm3/year
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209 incidental SRMs (<4 cm)
Mean size 2.1 cm (0.4-4)
Mean follow-up 28 mo (1-60)
Mean growth rate 0.13 cm/year
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Multicentre prospective study of active surveillance
of small, histologically confirmed RCCs
Standardized indications, follow-up, criteria for
progression and to indicate delayed intervention.
European Active SurveillancE of Renal Cell Carcinoma Study
A.Volpe, J.J. Patard, M. Staehler,
W. Witjes, A. Tubaro, A. Patel, P. Mulders
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ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE STUDIES
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BENIGN SMALL RENAL MASSES
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Tumor Size
Low Grade (%)
High Grade (%)
Totals
< 4 cm 7729 (86) 1250 (14) 8979
4-7 cm 5015 (79) 1361 (21) 6376
> 7 cm 2439 (70) 1024 (30) 3463
Totals 15,183 (81)
3635 (19) 18,818
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WHITMORE APHORISM
Is it possible to cure prostate cancer when it is necessary
and is it necessary to cure prostate cancer when it is possible?
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537 clinical T1 renal tumors
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234 T1a renal masses
- 71 surveillance
- 41 radical nephrectomy
- 90 partial nephrectomy
Mean follow-up of 34 months
No significant difference in OS
and CSS between groups
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Good quality imaging
Strict follow-up protocol
What is important to optimize the oncological safety of active surveillance?
Proper patient selection
Proper use of delayed
intervention
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World J Urol 2013
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A 5y Comprehensive Nomogram of Competing Risks of Death
80 yo white male with
a 1.6 cm ccRCC has:
20% 5y risk of non RCC death
16% 5y risk of other cancer death
2% 5y risk of RCC death
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Jan 2010 Jun 2010 Jan 2012 Jun 2011
April 2012
Deceased for
metastatic prostate cancer
CLINICAL CASE 1
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Mainly based on growth kinetics
Growth rate – tumor doubling time <12 months
- growth rate > 0.5 cm/year
Size threshold – 3-4 cm
Cut-offs have not been standardized
DELAYED INTERVENTION
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Tumor growth rate
alone cannot reliably
predict the
malignancy
of a SRM under
surveillance
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We need serum, urine
or tissue markers
of tumor aggressiveness
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We need better histological definition by percutaneous needle biopsy
• Malignancy
• Grade
ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE SMALL RENAL MASSES
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Tumor
Size
(cm)
N Grade
III-IV pT3a Mets
0-3.0 129 4.7% 10.9% 2.4%
3.1-4.0 98 25.5% 35.7% 8.4%
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A significant number of cT1 renal masses are benign tumors or RCCs with clinically indolent behaviour
ROLE OF ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE OF SMALL RENAL MASSES
> 75 years
The diagnosis of renal masses is increasing especially in the elderly population
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Non surgical management is a reasonable option in
elderly and comorbid patients with limited life
expectancy and increased perioperative risk
ROLE OF ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE OF SMALL RENAL MASSES
Proper active surveillance strategies minimize the risk
of metastasis and disease specific mortality when
expectant management is recommended
- patient selection
- delayed intervention in case of progression
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Active surveillance for 3-4 cm renal masses should be
reserved to patients with high competing risk
mortality with recognition by physician and patients
of the increased risk of progression.
Expectant management for larger renal masses
reserved to patients with absolute contraindications or
refusal of surgery with follow-up imaging required only
in case of symptomatic progression
ROLE OF ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE OF SMALL RENAL MASSES
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Percutaneous biopsy is useful for
selection of patients for active
surveillance -> malignancy, grade,
molecular and genetic markers
Long term results of prospective trials
of active surveillance on biopsy proven
tumors are awaited to further define
the role of this approach in the
management of renal tumors