Abstract

Background

Despite the wealth of evidence demonstrating the efficacy of treatment intensification beyond androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) among patients with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), little is known of its real-world use. This study examined the real-world uptake of ADT treatment intensification among older men in a large Canadian province.

Methods

We performed a retrospective population-based cohort study using province-wide linked administrative data in Ontario, Canada. Patients 66 years of age and older with de novo mCSPC were included and their treatment with conventional ADT-based regimens, ADT plus next-generation androgen receptor axis–targeted therapy, and ADT plus docetaxel were identified and stratified by time.

Results

From 2014 to 2019, 3556 patients were identified with de novo mCSPC. Most patients (n = 2794 [78.6%]) were treated with a conventional ADT regimen, whereas 399 (11.2%) patients received ADT intensification with docetaxel and 52 (1.5%) patients received abiraterone acetate plus prednisone. In a time-stratified analysis of ADT intensification before and after the pivotal AA+P trial (LATITUDE), AA+P uptake increased from 0.5% to 3.0%, whereas docetaxel use dropped from 12.0% to 10.0%. The median survival of the study population was 18 months (interquartile range = 10-31).

Conclusions

The majority of patients with de novo mCSPC are treated with ADT alone in the Canadian real-world setting, despite randomized clinical trial evidence of benefit with the use of ADT-intensified regimens. As ADT treatment intensification is substantially underused, better understanding of the barriers to treatment and targeted education to address them are needed.

Details

Title
Real-World Use of Androgen-Deprivation Therapy: Intensification Among Older Canadian Men With de Novo Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Author
Wallis, Christopher J D 1 ; Malone, Shawn 2 ; Cagiannos, Ilias 3 ; Morgan, Scott C 2 ; Hamilton, Robert J 4 ; Basappa, Naveen S 5 ; Ferrario, Cristiano 6 ; Gotto, Geoffrey T 7 ; Fernandes, Ricardo 8 ; Niazi, Tamim 9 ; Noonan, Krista L 10 ; Saad, Fred 11 ; Hotte, Sebastien J 12 ; Hew, Huong 13 ; Chan, Katherine F Y 13 ; Laura Park Wyllie 13 ; Shayegan, Bobby 14 

 Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA 
 Division of Radiation Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada 
 Division of Urology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada 
 Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada 
 Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 
 Department of Oncology, McGill University, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada 
 Department of Surgery, Southern Alberta Institute of Urology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada 
 Division of Medical Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada 
 Radiation Oncology Department, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada 
10  BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, Canada 
11  Genitourinary Oncology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, University of Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada 
12  Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada 
13  Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada 
14  Institute of Urology, St Joseph’s Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Dec 2021
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
25155091
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170563533
Copyright
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