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ArticleJournal of geriatric oncology2014

Development and validation of a prognostic index for fracture risk in older men undergoing prostate cancer treatment.

Tisheeka R Graham-Steed, Pamela R Soulos, Natalie Dearing, John Concato, Mary E Tinetti, Cary P Gross

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Article in Journal of geriatric oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tisheeka R Graham-SteedCancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Pamela R SoulosCancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Natalie DearingBernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, USA.
John ConcatoDepartment of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Connecticut HealthCare System, West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, CT, USA.
Mary E TinettiDepartment of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Cary P GrossCancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Electronic address: cary.gross@yale.edu.
Shenandoah University · USYale University · US

Funding

Use and Outcomes of Radiation Therapy for Medicare Patients with Common CancersR01CA149045 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GROSS, CARY P. · 2010 to 2012
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS N01 PC035136NCI NIH HHS N01 PC035139NCI NIH HHS N01-PC-35136NCI NIH HHS N01-PC-35139NCI NIH HHS N02 PC015105NCI NIH HHS R01 CA149045NCI NIH HHS R01CA149045
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMen treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer have an increased risk for fractures. Given uncertainty as to whether specific clinical factors can identify men at increased risk, we sought to develop a prognostic index for risk of fracture in this population. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database to identify men who received ADT or RT after being diagnosed with localized prostate cancer in 2007-2009. Cox proportional hazards models tested the association of potential risk factors with fracture. In a derivation group, hazard ratios were used to assign points for factors independently related to fracture. The prognostic index was then applied to a validation group.

resultsThe sample of 5824 men had a median age of 73.0 years; 82.9% were white and 8.6% had a fracture within 2 years of treatment for prostate cancer. The Cox model identified 8 variables (age, race, hormone treatment, Elixhauser score, anxiety, Parkinson's, fall-inducing medications and disability status) independently associated with fracture. In the derivation cohort, 4.3% of the sample experienced a fracture in the low-risk group, 8.9% in the intermediate group, and 19.2% in the high-risk group (C statistic, 0.749). The index was applied to the validation cohort (C statistic, 0.782).

conclusionThe prognostic index can help to identify patients at increased risk for fracture. This underscores the importance of identifying risk factors for fracture, given the substantial variation in fracture risk in men treated with ADT or RT.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsAndrogen AntagonistsCausalityChemoradiotherapyCohort StudiesComorbidityFractures, BoneGeriatric AssessmentGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansMaleNonsteroidal Anti-AndrogensPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsAndrogen AntagonistsGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneNonsteroidal Anti-AndrogensAndrogen deprivation therapyFracturesProstate cancerRadiation therapyRisk score

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