5. • A In radical prostatectomy:
â—¦ Gleason score should be based on the primary and secondary patterns; if a minor pattern constitutes <
5%, the pattern should be mentioned as a minor (tertiary) pattern; any higher grade minor pattern ≥ 5%
should be incorporated into the Gleason score and ISUP group as the secondary pattern (2019
consensus) (Eur Urol 2018;73:674)
â—¦ Ex: Gleason pattern 3=96% and pattern 4=4%, Gleason score=3+3=6 with minor (tertiary) 4
â—¦ Ex: Gleason pattern 3=95% and pattern 4=5%, Gleason score=3+4=7
• In needle biopsy:
â—¦ Most prevalent pattern is graded as primary and any amount of a worst pattern is graded as secondary
â—¦ Ex: Gleason pattern 3=96% and pattern 4=4%, Gleason score=3+4=7
â—¦ Ex: Gleason pattern 3=95% and pattern 4=5%, Gleason score=3+4=7
8. Early detection and screening
• The USPSTF 2018 - include individualized, informed decisionmaking
regarding prostate cancer screening in males aged 55 to 59 years. ( vs
USPSTF 2012)
• Better use of PSA , imaging and biomarkers to improve the specificity of
screening - decrease the risk of overdetection.
• active surveillance in appropriate patients should reduce overtreatment AND
preserve the decrease in prostate cancer mortality.
9. Update April 2022:
• Two trials now demonstrate an overall survival benefit from the addition of a
second systemic agent to ADT plus docetaxel. In the ARASENS trial, the
addition of darolutamide to ADT plus docetaxel improved overall survival and
all secondary endpoints without worsening treatment-related toxicity in men
with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (CSPC), and the benefits
were similar in most subgroups
• In the PEACE-1 trial, the addition of abiraterone to ADT plus docetaxel also
improved survival over ADT plus docetaxel alone in patients with de novo
metastatic CSPC.