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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2023

Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Focus on Cognitive Function and Mood.

Allison B Reiss, Shelly Gulkarov, Aaron Pinkhasov, Katie M Sheehan, Ankita Srivastava, Joshua De Leon, Aaron E Katz

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In one paragraph

Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Hallmarks of Cancer Cachexia: Sexual Dimorphism in Related Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Allison B ReissDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4478-2441
Shelly GulkarovDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
Aaron PinkhasovDepartment of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1148-902X
Katie M SheehanDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
Ankita SrivastavaDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
Joshua De LeonDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
Aaron E KatzDepartment of Urology, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.
Biomedical Research Institute · USLong Island University · US

Funding

CSRD VA 1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is currently the primary treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, and some studies have shown that the use of anti-androgen drugs is related to a reduction in cognitive function, mood changes, diminished quality of life, dementia, and possibly Alzheimer's disease. ADT has potential physiological effects such as a reduction in white matter integrity and a negative impact on hypothalamic functions due to the lowering of testosterone levels or the blockade of downstream androgen receptor signaling by first- and second-generation anti-androgen drugs. A comparative analysis of prostate cancer patients undergoing ADT and Alzheimer patients identified over 30 shared genes, illustrating common ground for the mechanistic underpinning of the symptomatology. The purpose of this review was to investigate the effects of ADT on cognitive function, mood, and quality of life, as well as to analyze the relationship between ADT and Alzheimer's disease. The evaluation of prostate cancer patient cognitive ability via neurocognitive testing is described. Future studies should further explore the connection among cognitive deficits, mood disturbances, and the physiological changes that occur when hormonal balance is altered.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseProstatic NeoplasmsAndrogen AntagonistsAndrogensCognitionHumansMaleQuality of LifeAndrogen AntagonistsAndrogensandrogen deprivation therapycognitive functionhormonal therapiesmanagement strategiesprostate cancertestosterone

Identifiers

PMID38256338
PMCPMC10819522
OpenAlexW4390459651

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Registered trials

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