Observational studyProstate cancer and prostatic diseases2023
Health-related quality of life, psychological distress, and fatigue in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients treated with radium-223 therapy.
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The Evaluation of the Health-related Quality of Life, Psychological Distress and Fatigue in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Radium-223 Therapy, a Multicenter, Prospective Observational Cohort Study
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Quality of life issues in patients with bone metastases: A systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Real-world effectiveness and safety of radium-223 therapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer with bone metastases.Asian journal of andrology · 2026Article
- Trajectories and influencing factors of psychological distress in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving radiotherapy (incorporating genetic factors): a multicenter longitudinal study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Predictive and PrognosticCancers · 2024Article
- Pain Outcomes in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Treated withJournal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2023Observational
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15 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundRadium-223 is a registered treatment option for symptomatic bone metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Aim of this multicenter, prospective observational cohort study was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), psychological distress and fatigue in mCRPC patients treated with radium-223.
methodsPrimary endpoint was cancer-specific and bone metastases-related HR-QoL, as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 and BM-22 questionnaires. Secondary endpoints were psychological distress and fatigue, evaluated by the HADS and CIS-Fatigue questionnaires. Outcomes were analyzed for the total cohort and between subgroups (1-3 versus 4-5 versus 6 radium-223 injections). A trajectory analysis was performed to explore HR-QoL patterns over time.
resultsIn total, 122 patients were included for analysis. Baseline HR-QoL, pain intensity, psychological distress and fatigue were worse in patients who did not complete radium-223 therapy. In patients who completed therapy, stabilization of HR-QoL was perceived and psychological distress and fatigue remained stable, whereas clinically meaningful and statistically significant deterioration of HR-QoL, psychological distress and fatigue over time was observed in patients who discontinued radium-223 therapy. Trajectory analysis revealed that HR-QoL deterioration over time was more likely in patients with baseline opioid use, low hemoglobin and high alkaline phosphatase levels.
conclusionsPatients who discontinued radium-223 therapy showed worse HR-QoL, psychological distress and fatigue at baseline and more frequent deterioration of HR-QoL, psychological distress and fatigue over time when compared to patients who completed therapy. Specific attention with regard to HR-QoL during follow-up is indicated in patients with opioid use, low hemoglobin and high alkaline phosphatase levels before radium-223 therapy initiation. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04995614.
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