TABLE 3

Scan Positivity and Management Change per Patient Group

GroupPositiveIntermodality changeIntramodality changeOther (imaging/short-interval follow-up)Total management change per group
A18 (90%)4 (RP to RT [1], RT to RP [1], RT to RT with field change [1], RP to hormones [1])1 (RP with lymph node dissection to RP alone)1 (spine MRI)30.0%
B3 (14.3%)6 (RT to surveillance [4], RT to hormones [2])1 (RT to RT with field change)2 (liver MRI [1], short-interval repeat PET/CT [1])42.9%
C6 (75%)6 (salvage RP/focal therapy of prostate to hormones/chemotherapy [3], hormones to template biopsy for consideration of salvage RP/focal therapy [2], salvage RP/focal therapy of prostate to surveillance [1])0075.0%
Total27 (55.1%)162342.9%
  • RP = radical prostatectomy; RT = radiotherapy.