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ReviewCancer science2021

Recent trend of androgen deprivation therapy in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients: Comparing between high- and middle-income Asian countries.

Jasmine Lim, Mizuki Onozawa, Marniza Saad, Teng Aik Ong, A-CaP (Asian Prostate Cancer) Study, J-CaP (Japan Prostate Cancer Study Group), M-CaP (Malaysia Prostate Cancer Study Group), Rohan Malek, Hideyuki Akaza

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Review in Cancer science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jasmine LimDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7501-1834
Mizuki OnozawaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Chiba, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9700-0274
Marniza SaadDepartment of Clinical Oncology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Teng Aik OngDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0207-8966
A-CaP (Asian Prostate Cancer) Study
J-CaP (Japan Prostate Cancer Study Group)
M-CaP (Malaysia Prostate Cancer Study Group)
Rohan MalekDepartment of Urology, Selayang Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Hideyuki AkazaStrategic Investigation on Comprehensive Cancer Network, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies/Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Ministry of Health · MYTokyo University of Information Sciences · JPUniversity of Malaya · MYInternational University of Health and Welfare · JPUniversity Malaya Medical Centre · MY

Funding

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia NMRR-16-1340-31177Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of newly diagnosed prostate cancer cases varies across Asia, with higher mortality-to-incidence ratio reported in developing nations. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), alone or in combination, remains the mainstay of first-line treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Key findings of extensive research and randomized controlled trials have shaped current clinical practice and influenced clinical guideline recommendations. We describe here the recent trend of ADT in newly diagnosed prostate cancer for Asia focusing on Japan (high-income country) and Malaysia (middle-income country) based on the Asian Prostate Cancer (A-CaP) Study. The combination of radiotherapy and ADT or ADT alone was common in patients with intermediate-to-high risk localized and locally advanced disease. For metastatic prostate cancer, maximum androgen blockade (gonadotrophin-releasing hormone [GnRH] agonist/antagonist plus antiandrogen) was prevalent among the Japanese patients while primary ADT alone with GnRH agonist/antagonist was widely practiced in the Malaysian cohort. Upfront combined therapy (ADT plus docetaxel or androgen receptor pathway inhibitor) has significantly improved the outcomes of patients with metastatic castration-naïve prostate cancer. Its application, however, remains low in our cohorts due to patients' financial capacity and national health insurance coverage. Early detection remains the cornerstone in prostate cancer control to improve treatment outcome and patient survival.

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Androgen AntagonistsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAsiaDocetaxelEarly Detection of CancerGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansMaleProstatic NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeAndrogen AntagonistsDocetaxelGonadotropin-Releasing Hormoneabiraterone acetateA-CaP Studyadjuvant ADTchemohormonal therapymetastatic prostate cancer

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PMID33738901
PMCPMC8177804
OpenAlexW3137085235

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