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Intermittent androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer : Connecting the dots

Abrahamsson, Per Anders LU (2017) In Asian Journal of Urology 4(4). p.208-222
Abstract

Intermittent androgen deprivation therapy (IADT) is now being increasingly opted by the treating physicians and patients with prostate cancer. The most common reason driving this is the availability of an off-treatment period to the patients that provides some relief from treatment-related side-effects, and reduced treatment costs. IADT may also delay the progression to castration-resistant prostate cancer. However, the use of IADT in the setting of prostate cancer has not been strongly substantiated by data from clinical trials. Multiple factors seem to contribute towards this inadequacy of supportive data for the use of IADT in patients with prostate cancer, e.g., population characteristics (both demographic and clinical), study... (More)

Intermittent androgen deprivation therapy (IADT) is now being increasingly opted by the treating physicians and patients with prostate cancer. The most common reason driving this is the availability of an off-treatment period to the patients that provides some relief from treatment-related side-effects, and reduced treatment costs. IADT may also delay the progression to castration-resistant prostate cancer. However, the use of IADT in the setting of prostate cancer has not been strongly substantiated by data from clinical trials. Multiple factors seem to contribute towards this inadequacy of supportive data for the use of IADT in patients with prostate cancer, e.g., population characteristics (both demographic and clinical), study design, treatment regimen, on- and off-treatment criteria, duration of active treatment, endpoints, and analysis. The present review article focuses on seven clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of IADT vs. continuous androgen deprivation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer. The results from these clinical trials have been discussed in light of the factors that may impact the treatment outcomes, especially the disease (tumor) burden. Based on evidence, potential candidate population for IADT has been suggested along with recommendations for the use of IADT in patients with prostate cancer.

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Continuous androgen deprivation therapy, Intermittent androgen deprivation therapy, Prostate cancer, Study designs and outcomes, Tumor burden
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Asian Journal of Urology
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4
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4
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208 - 222
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:85029502358
  • wos:000414501900003
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2214-3890
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10.1016/j.ajur.2017.04.001
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English
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  title        = {{Intermittent androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer : Connecting the dots}},
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