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ArticleCancer medicine2023

A population-based study of factors associated with systemic treatment in advanced prostate cancer decedents.

Jennifer Leigh, Danial Qureshi, Ewa Sucha, Roshanak Mahdavi, Igal Kushnir, Luke T Lavallée, Dominick Bosse, Colleen Webber, Peter Tanuseputro, Michael Ong

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2023. 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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10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Jennifer LeighDepartment of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7431-3574
Danial QureshiOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ewa SuchaOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Roshanak MahdaviICES University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Igal KushnirSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Luke T LavalléeOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Dominick BosseDepartment of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Colleen WebberOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Peter TanuseputroDepartment of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Michael OngDepartment of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
University of Ottawa · CAOttawa Hospital · CATel Aviv University · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLife-prolonging therapies (LPTs) are rapidly evolving for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, although factors associated with real-world uptake are not well characterized.

methodsIn this cohort of prostate-cancer decedents, we analyzed factors associated with LPT access. Population-level databases from Ontario, Canada identified patients 65 years or older with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy and who died of prostate cancer between 2013 and 2017. Univariate and multivariable analyses assessed the association between baseline characteristics and receipt of LPT in the 2 years prior to death.

resultsOf 3575 patients who died of prostate cancer, 40.4% (n = 1443) received LPT, which comprised abiraterone (66.3%), docetaxel (50.3%), enzalutamide (17.2%), radium-223 (10.0%), and/or cabazitaxel (3.5%). Use of LPT increased by year of death (2013: 22.7%, 2014: 31.8%, 2015: 41.8%, 2016: 49.1%, and 2017: 57.9%, p < 0.0001), driven by uptake of all agents except docetaxel. Adjusted odds of use were higher for patients seen at Regional Cancer Centers (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.5-2.1) and who received prior prostate-directed therapy (OR: 1.3, 95% CI: 1.0-1.5), but lower with advanced age (≥85: OR: 0.54, 95% CI:0.39-0.75), increased chronic conditions (≥6: OR: 0.62, 95% CI: 0.43-0.92), and long-term care residency (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.17-0.89). Income, stage at presentation, and distance to the cancer center were not associated with LPT uptake.

conclusionIn this cohort of prostate cancer-decedents, real-world uptake of novel prostate cancer therapies occurred at substantially higher rates for patients receiving care at Regional Cancer Centers, reinforcing the potential benefits for treatment access for patients referred to specialist centers.

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Androgen AntagonistsProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantDocetaxelHumansMaleOntarioTreatment OutcomeAndrogen AntagonistsDocetaxeldecedentlife-prolonging therapyprostate cancerregional cancer center

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PMID36397730
PMCPMC10028120
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