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        Canada;  Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, University of   Methods:  Biobank  specimens  of  all  patients  with  undetect-
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        British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;  Service d-Urologie and Centre   able  PSA  after  radical  prostatectomy  (RP)  who  then  devel-
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        de la Prostate, Longueuil, QC, Canada;  Cross Cancer Institute, University   oped  BCR  (PSA  ≥0.2)  were  included.  Biobank  samples  were
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        of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada;  William Osler Health System,   analyzed for %fPSA. Patients were stratified according to the %fPSA cutoff
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        University of Western Ontario, Brampton, ON, Canada;  Southern   of 15% (group 1: <15%, group 2: ≥15%). Multivariable logistic regression
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        Alberta Institute of Urology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;   analysis was performed to predict covariates associated with a higher
        11 Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON,   %fPSA. Cox proportional hazard models were performed to evaluate
        Canada;  Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC,   androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT)-free, metastasis-free, CRPC-free,
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        Canada;  BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,   cancer-specific (CSS) survival, and overall survival (OS).
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        BC, Canada;  Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie   Results: A  total  of  154  men  were  included  (Table  1).  Patients
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        University, Halifax, NS, Canada;  Scarborough Health Network, Toronto,   in group 2 were more likely to receive ADT (42.9% vs. 24.8%;
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        ON, Canada;  Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada  hazard  ratio  [HR]  2.3;  95%  confidence  interval  [CI]  1.09–4.9;
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        Introduction: The management of advanced prostate cancer (PCa) con-  p=0.03), develop metastatic disease (21.4% vs. 7.9%; HR 8.16; 95%
        tinues to evolve with the emergence of new diagnostic and therapeutic   CI 1.59–41.77; p=0.04), and become castrate-resistant (14.3% vs. 4%;
        strategies. As a result, there are multiple areas in this landscape with a   HR 495; 95% CI 1.18–206521; p=0.04). Time from surgery to the start
        lack of high-level evidence to guide practice. Consensus initiatives are   of ADT was shorter in group 2 (38.2 months) vs. group 1 (45.1 months),
        an approach to establishing practice guidance in areas where evidence   (p=0.03). Time from surgery to metastasis was shorter in group 2 (28.4
        is unclear.  We conducted a Canadian-based consensus forum to address   months) vs. group 1 (63.4 months) (p=0.018).
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        key controversial areas in the management of advanced PCa.  Conclusions: Patients with %fPSA of ≥15 were started on ADT earlier, and
        Methods: A core scientific group of PCa physicians (n=8) identified   they progressed to CRPC and metastatic stage earlier. %fPSA of ≥15 in the
        controversial areas for discussion and developed an initial set of ques-  setting of BCR after RP is an indicator of more aggressive disease and it can
        tions, which were then reviewed and finalized with a larger group of 29   potentially be used as a simple and inexpensive biomarker. Unlike in the
        multidisciplinary PCa specialists. The main areas of focus were: 1) non-  diagnostic setting, a higher %fPSA ratio portends a worse clinical outcome.
        metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC); 2) metastatic
        castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC); 3) metastatic castration-  MP-4.11
        resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC); 4) oligometastatic prostate cancer; 5)
        genetic testing in prostate cancer; and 6) imaging in advanced prostate   Prostate Cancer Canada electronic Library for Improved Function
        cancer. Questions were administered as a pre-meeting vote prior to the   (eLIFT): The construction of the platform and initial analysis for
        consensus discussion. Twenty-seven voting physicians participated in the   patients’ satisfaction   2  1  1
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        interactive forum and all voting was anonymous. The pre-determined   Khalil Hetou , Kristin Tangen-Steffins , Shiva Nair , Khurram Siddiqui ,
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        threshold for consensus was set at 74% (agreement from 20 of 27 par-  Nelson Leong  , Hon Leong , Chan Garson , Jennifer Goulart , Joseph Chin
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        ticipating physicians).                               Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada;  Radiation
        Results: Consensus participants included uro-oncologists (n=13), medical   Oncology, BC Cancer, Victoria Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada
        oncologists (n=10), and radiation oncologists (n=4). Of the 64 questions,   Prostate Cancer Canada
        consensus was reached in 32 questions (n=5 unanimously). Consensus   Introduction: A Movember/Prostate Cancer Canada joint initiative devel-
        was more predominant in the areas of mCSPC, nmCRPC, sequencing of   oped an online platform (electronic Library for Improved Function, eLIFT)
        therapies, and mCRPC (Table 1).                      for patients planned to undergo prostate cancer (PCa) treatment. The
        Conclusions: A Canadian consensus forum in PCa identified areas of   platform includes video library tailored to treatment of choice. Herein, we
        agreement in 50% of questions discussed. Areas of variability may rep-  describe this tool and assess its impact on patients’ satisfaction, knowl-
        resent opportunities for further research, education, and sharing of best   edge, and self-efficacy.
        practices. These findings reinforce the value of multidisciplinary consen-  Methods: eLIFT included 22 videos in English and French. Content ranges
        sus initiatives to optimize patient care.            from “Overview of radical prostatectomy (RP)” to “Risks and bowel habit
        This  paper  has  a  figure,  which  may  be  viewed  online  at:   changes of radiotherapy (RT).” Others are generic (e.g., pelvic floor muscle
        https://2019.cua.events/webapp/lecture/119           training). Two sites were involved: Patients at site A were to undergo RT,
        Reference                                            whereas patients at site B were to undergo RP. In both sites, the first
        1.   Gillessen S, Attard G, Beer TM, et al. Management of patients with   group of patients recruited did not have access to eLIFT (standard of care
            advanced prostate cancer: The report of the Advanced Prostate   [SOC] and a subsequent group of patients were recruited with access
            Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC2017). Eur Urol 2018;73:178-  to eLIFT. Questionnaires were based on validated quality of life (QoL)
            211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2017.06.002  survey instruments (Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite [EPIC]
                                                             16, EQ-5D-5L, BI-B)
                                                             Results: Forty-four patients were recruited to SOC and 23 to eLIFT inter-
        MP-4.10                                              vention at site A. Forty-three patients were recruited to SOC and 20 to
        A high percent-free prostate-specific antigen in the setting of   eLIFT at site B. At site A, 78% of patients in the eLIFT arm agreed strongly
        biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy is associated   that information given at time of consultation was helpful in improv-
        with poorer outcomes: A validation study using prospectively   ing their knowledge of urinary and bowel side effects and management
        collected biobank specimens                          compared to 59% in the SOC arm; 7% in the eLIFT arm reported that
        Dixon Woon , Hanan Goldberg , Jaime O. Herrera-Cáceres , Hina   they experienced a side effect that they did not expect compared to
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        Shiakh , Emily A. Whelan , Thenappan Chandrasekar , Guan Hee Tan ,   32.4 % in the control arm. Sixty-four percent of patients in the eLIFT
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        Khaled Ajib , Greg Nason , Omar Alhunaidi , Girish S. Kulkarni , Antonio   group strongly agree that eLIFT was generally helpful in improving their
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        Finelli , Robert Hamilton , Alexandre Zlotta , Neil E. Fleshner    knowledge of urinary and bowel side effects, and 66% strongly agreed
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        1 Surgical Oncology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada  that eLIFT was generally helpful in improving management of urinary
        Introduction: Our team previously conducted a retrospective study of   and bowel side effects. Over 74% of patients in the eLIFT arm strongly
        308 patients and found that percent of free prostate-specific antigen   agreed the eLIFT was generally helpful in improving their knowledge of
        (%fPSA) of ≥15 in the setting of biochemical recurrence (BCR) confers a   urinary and bowel side effects.
        more aggressive disease, manifesting in faster development of castrate-  Conclusions: Survey analysis showed promising patient satisfaction and
        resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), metastasis, and death. However, this   empowerment results with eLIFT. This appears to be a good medium for
        retrospective study has its intrinsic limitations, in particular, the %fPSA   knowledge transfer and patient empowerment.
        tests were performed at random and at various time points after BCR. To
        validate our previous findings, we propose to use biobank specimens
        collected prospectively when patients were first diagnosed with BCR.
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