# Durable Disease Control Following Multimodal Therapy in Prostate Cancer With a Massive Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis

**Authors:** Yoshihiro Kawaguchi, Katsuaki Chikui, Etsuyo Ogo, Makoto Nakiri, Tsukasa Igawa

PMC · DOI: 10.7759/cureus.94012 · Cureus · 2025-10-07

## TL;DR

A 69-year-old man with advanced prostate cancer and a large lymph node metastasis achieved long-term disease control through a combination of therapies.

## Contribution

The case demonstrates that multimodal therapy can effectively manage rare, locally advanced prostate cancer with massive lymph node involvement.

## Key findings

- The patient's lymph node metastasis significantly regressed after multimodal therapy.
- PSA levels remained undetectable for over 14 months without further treatment.
- Combining systemic therapy with radiotherapy may offer durable control in selected cases.

## Abstract

Prostate cancer with a massive pelvic lymph node metastasis is uncommon, and its optimal management remains uncertain. We describe the case of a 69-year-old man with a cT3aN1M0 prostate cancer and a 10 cm (175 cm³) pelvic lymph node metastasis. He received multimodal therapy consisting of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), seven cycles of docetaxel, and external beam radiotherapy. This approach led to marked regression of the nodal disease and sustained suppression of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to <0.01 ng/mL for longer than 14 months without additional systemic treatment. Although the therapeutic strategy deviated from current guideline-based recommendations, the case highlights that combining systemic therapy with radiotherapy can achieve durable disease control in selected patients with locally advanced prostate cancer and massive lymph node involvement.

## Linked entities

- **Chemicals:** docetaxel (PubChem CID 148124)
- **Diseases:** prostate cancer (MONDO:0005159)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** KLK3 (kallikrein related peptidase 3) [NCBI Gene 354] {aka APS, KLK2A1, PSA, hK3}
- **Diseases:** nodal disease (MESH:D004194), Prostate Cancer (MESH:D011471), Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis (MESH:D008207)
- **Chemicals:** docetaxel (MESH:D000077143)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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