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ArticleKorean journal of urology2015

The effect of continuous androgen deprivation treatment on prostate cancer patients as compared with intermittent androgen deprivation treatment.

Ja Yoon Ku, Jeong Zoo Lee, Hong Koo Ha

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Article in Korean journal of urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ja Yoon KuDepartment of Urology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Jeong Zoo LeeDepartment of Urology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Hong Koo HaDepartment of Urology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. ; Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.

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Abstract

purposeTo investigate the efficacy of androgen deprivation treatment (ADT) between continuous and intermittent ADT. MATERIALS AND

methodsBetween January 2006 and May 2015, 603 patients were selected and divided into continuous ADT (CADT) (n=175) and intermittent ADT (IADT) (n=428) groups. The median follow-up in this study was 48.19 (1.0-114.0) months. The primary end point was time to castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The types of ADT were monotherapy and maximal androgen blockade (i.e., luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist and antiandrogen).

resultsThe characteristics of patients showed no significant differences between the CADT and IADT groups, except for the Gleason score (p<0.001). The median time to CRPC of all enrolled patients with ADT was 20.60±1.60 months. The median time to CRPC was 11.20±1.31 months in the CADT group as compared with 22.60±2.08 months in the IADT group. In multivariate analysis, percentage of positive core (p=0.047; hazard ratio [HR], 0.976; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.953-1.000), Gleason score (p=0.007; HR, 1.977; 95% CI, 1.206-3.240), lymph node metastasis (p=0.030; HR, 0.498; 95% CI, 0.265-0.936), bone metastasis (p=0.028; HR, 1.921; 95% CI, 1.072-3.445), and CADT vs. IADT (p=0.003; HR, 0.254; 95% CI. 0.102-0.633) were correlated with the duration of progression to CRPC. The IADT group presented a significantly longer median time to CRPC compared with the CADT group. Additionally, patients in the IADT group showed a longer duration in median time to CRPC in subgroup analysis according to the Gleason score.

conclusionsThis study found that IADT produces a longer duration in median time to CRPC than does CADT.

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AdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overAndrogen AntagonistsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalDisease ProgressionDrug Administration ScheduleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingProstatic NeoplasmsProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantRetrospective StudiesAndrogen AntagonistsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAndrogensCastration-resistant prostatic neoplasmsProstatic neoplasmsTherapeuticsTreatment outcome

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