Abstract:
Objective To investigate the correlation of multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) features and clinical factors with the risk of biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy.
Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the imaging data and clinical data of 152 male patients who were aged 44–82 (69.0±7.2) years and underwent mpMRI before radical prostatectomy in the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from September 2013 to October 2020. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features were analyzed according to the Prostate Imaging Report and Data System (PI-RADS), which mainly included PI-RADS score, prostate volume, maximum tumor diameter, tumor site, involvement of capsule and seminal vesicle, and mpMRI clinical T staging. mpMRI images were scored using the latest prostate PI-RADS V2.1. The occurrence of BCR was used as the end point of follow-up. X-tile statistical software was used to determine the optimal critical value of continuous variables. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using log-rank test and Cox proportional risk regression model to analyze the independent risk factors of BCR after radical prostatectomy.
Results The median follow-up was 13 months, and BCR rate was 27% (41/152). The results of univariate analysis showed that body mass index (BMI), preoperative prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate specific antiqen density (PSAD) levels, biopsy and postoperative pathologica Gleason score, PI-RADS score, tumor site, maximum diameter of tumor lesion, MRI involvement of the capsule, pathological capsule invasion, seminal vesicle invasion, and mpMRI clinical T stage were the risk factors for BCR (χ2=4.224–23.531, all P<0.05). The results of multivariate analysis showed that BMI, preoperative PSA levels, and MRI involvement of the capsule were independent risk factors for BCR after radical prostatectomy (HR=3.238, 2.675, 3.175; 95%CI: 1.437–7.293, 1.046–6.841, 1.061–9.502; all P<0.05).
Conclusion Low BMI, high PSA level, and MRI involvement of the capsule were closely associated with BCR after radical prostatectomy.