Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer
Purpose This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic (CP) impacted the timeline between initial diagnosis (ID) of prostate carcinoma and subsequent therapy consultation (TC) or radical prostatectomy (RP) due to the implementation of a “minimal contact concept,” which postponed clinical examinat...
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| author | Dejan K. Filipas Randi M. Pose Phillip Marks Pierre Tennstedt Burkhard Beyer Derya Tilki Hendrik Isbarn Tobias Maurer Tim A. Ludwig Hans Heinzer Thomas Steuber |
| author_facet | Dejan K. Filipas Randi M. Pose Phillip Marks Pierre Tennstedt Burkhard Beyer Derya Tilki Hendrik Isbarn Tobias Maurer Tim A. Ludwig Hans Heinzer Thomas Steuber |
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| description | Purpose This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic (CP) impacted the timeline between initial diagnosis (ID) of prostate carcinoma and subsequent therapy consultation (TC) or radical prostatectomy (RP) due to the implementation of a “minimal contact concept,” which postponed clinical examinations until the day of admission.Methods We analyzed patient data from a tertiary care center from 2018 to September 2021. The focus was on comparing the time intervals from ID to TC and from ID to RP before and during the CP.Results Of 12,255 patients, 6,073 (61.6%) were treated before and 3,791 (38.4%) during the CP. The median time from ID to TC reduced from 37 days (IQR: 21 – 58d) pre-CP to 32 days (IQR: 20 – 50d) during CP (p < 0.001). Similarly, the time from ID to RP decreased from 98 days (IQR: 70 – 141d) to 75 days (IQR: 55 – 108d; p < 0.001) during the CP. There was a significant decrease in low-risk tumor cases at ID (18.9% vs. 21.4%; p = 0.003) and post-RP (4% vs. 6.7%; p < 0.001) during the CP.Conclusion Our findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated more timely treatment of prostate cancer, suggesting potential benefits for both low-risk and aggressive tumor management through expedited clinical procedures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9053788cd0884f2fa0305e136a4688ca2025-08-20T02:50:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupThe Aging Male1368-55381473-07902024-12-0127110.1080/13685538.2024.2347465Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancerDejan K. Filipas0Randi M. Pose1Phillip Marks2Pierre Tennstedt3Burkhard Beyer4Derya Tilki5Hendrik Isbarn6Tobias Maurer7Tim A. Ludwig8Hans Heinzer9Thomas Steuber10Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyMartini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, GermanyPurpose This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic (CP) impacted the timeline between initial diagnosis (ID) of prostate carcinoma and subsequent therapy consultation (TC) or radical prostatectomy (RP) due to the implementation of a “minimal contact concept,” which postponed clinical examinations until the day of admission.Methods We analyzed patient data from a tertiary care center from 2018 to September 2021. The focus was on comparing the time intervals from ID to TC and from ID to RP before and during the CP.Results Of 12,255 patients, 6,073 (61.6%) were treated before and 3,791 (38.4%) during the CP. The median time from ID to TC reduced from 37 days (IQR: 21 – 58d) pre-CP to 32 days (IQR: 20 – 50d) during CP (p < 0.001). Similarly, the time from ID to RP decreased from 98 days (IQR: 70 – 141d) to 75 days (IQR: 55 – 108d; p < 0.001) during the CP. There was a significant decrease in low-risk tumor cases at ID (18.9% vs. 21.4%; p = 0.003) and post-RP (4% vs. 6.7%; p < 0.001) during the CP.Conclusion Our findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated more timely treatment of prostate cancer, suggesting potential benefits for both low-risk and aggressive tumor management through expedited clinical procedures.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13685538.2024.2347465prostatic neoplasmstime-to-treatmentCOVID-19counselingradical prostatectomypatient care management |
| spellingShingle | Dejan K. Filipas Randi M. Pose Phillip Marks Pierre Tennstedt Burkhard Beyer Derya Tilki Hendrik Isbarn Tobias Maurer Tim A. Ludwig Hans Heinzer Thomas Steuber Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer The Aging Male prostatic neoplasms time-to-treatment COVID-19 counseling radical prostatectomy patient care management |
| title | Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer |
| title_full | Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer |
| title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer |
| title_short | Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer |
| topic | prostatic neoplasms time-to-treatment COVID-19 counseling radical prostatectomy patient care management |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13685538.2024.2347465 |
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