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The Swedish national guidelines on prostate cancer: recurrent, metastatic and castration resistant disease

Stranne J, Axen E, Bratt O, Carlsson S, Kindblom J, Kohestani K, Kristiansen A, Franck Lissbrant I et al.

Scandinavian journal of urology, 2026

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This article presents a summary of the 2025 Swedish prostate cancer guidelines, focusing on recurrence after local treatment, metastatic disease, and castration-resistant prostate cancer.

RESULTS: The 2025 Swedish guidelines introduce several important updates. Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET/CT is recommended only when PSA exceeds 0.2 µg/L, and reporting should follow the defined PSMA-RADS-scale. PSMA-PET/CT is preferred over lymph-node dissection for staging. A strong recommendation is issued for radiotherapy to the primary tumour in all oligometastatic men with a life expectancy > 5 years, whereas metastasis-directed therapy is restricted to clinical trials. Systemic treatment pathways now prioritise androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI) plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), with triple therapy (including docetaxel) used more selectively. Pathway-specific staging algorithms have been revised. The oly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) section has expanded, with broader genomic-based selection and integration into treatment sequencing. Two new chapters and an appendix address cardiovascular risk assessment before ARPI or chemotherapy. Supportive care is substantially strengthened. Compared with the EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-ISUP-SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer 2025, the Swedish guidelines 2025 applies PSMA-PET/CT more conservatively, restricts PSMA-guided nodal salvage therapy, and issues a more universal recommendation for local…

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