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Trial reportInvestigative and clinical urology2017

Early dutasteride monotherapy in men with detectable serum prostate-specific antigen levels following radical prostatectomy: A prospective trial.

Yu Seob Shin, Jea Whan Lee, Myung Ki Kim, Young Beom Jeong, Seung Chol Park

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Trial report in Investigative and clinical urology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu Seob ShinDepartment of Urology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
Jea Whan LeeDepartment of Urology, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Hospital, Iksan, Korea.
Myung Ki KimDepartment of Urology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
Young Beom JeongDepartment of Urology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
Seung Chol ParkDepartment of Urology, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Hospital, Iksan, Korea.
Jeonbuk National University Hospital · KRWonkwang University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the effects of early administration of dutasteride in patients with detectable serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels after radical prostatectomy (RP). MATERIALS AND

methodsA prospective open-label study, with a cumulative analysis of asymptomatic increase in PSA following RP, was conducted from January 2005 to December 2013. An early increase in PSA level was defined as detectable serum PSA level> 0.04 ng/mL. Patients with PSA level>0.04 ng/mL were treated with dutasteride 0.5 mg daily. Serum PSA level and biochemical recurrence (BCR) were monitored. We divided the patients into 2 groups based on the serum PSA response after dutasteride treatment.

resultsEighty patients were included in the study. At the median follow-up of 51.8 months, 56 patients (70.0%) showed a decrease of greater than 10% in serum PSA level, and 24 showed increased PSA levels. Twelve of the 56 patients with PSA response showed subsequently increased PSA. Intergroup differences in preoperative PSA levels, PSA nadir levels, and Gleason score of 6 or less were significant (p=0.028, p=0.030, and p=0.035, respectively). A multivariate analysis revealed that Gleason score of 6 or less (p=0.018) and PSA nadir levels (p=0.011) were predictive factors for PSA response after early dutasteride treatment in men with increased PSA levels following RP.

conclusionsEarly monotherapy of dutasteride showed a decline in serum PSA levels in men with lower nadir PSA levels, and a Gleason score 6, when the serum PSA was detected after RP.

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5-alpha Reductase InhibitorsAgedAntineoplastic AgentsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDrug Administration ScheduleDutasterideHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingProspective StudiesProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic Neoplasms5-alpha Reductase InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsDutasterideProstate-Specific AntigenDutasterideProstate neoplasmsRecurrence

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PMID28261678
PMCPMC5330377
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