Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite--Short Form; Italian Version

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Marzorati ◽  
Dario Monzani ◽  
Ketti Mazzocco ◽  
Marianna Masiero ◽  
Francesca Pavan ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Antonio Aquino ◽  
Laura Picconi ◽  
Francesca Romana Alparone

Author(s):  
Anna-Maija Talvitie ◽  
Hanna Ojala ◽  
Teuvo Tammela ◽  
Ilkka Pietilä

Abstract Introduction This study investigates comments that prostate cancer patients spontaneously write in the margins of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Short Form (EPIC-26) questionnaire. We aim to show the possible barriers that patients face while answering the survey, and to consider how these barriers may affect the response data generated. We investigate the kind of information patients’ comments on EPIC-26 contain, and patients’ motivations to provide this information. We also study why some EPIC domains spark more comments than others. Method We analyzed 28 pages of transcribed comments and four pages of supplementary letters from our survey participants (n = 496). Using inductive content analysis, we generated 10 categories describing the content of participants’ comments, and four themes demonstrating their motives for commenting. The comments regarding each EPIC domain were quantified to discover any differences between domains. Results The sexual domain of EPIC-26 provoked over half of all comments. Patients without recent sexual activity or desire had difficulties answering sexual function questions 8–10. The lack of instructions on whether to take erectile aid use into account when answering erectile function questions led to a diversity of answering strategies. Patients with urinary catheters could not find suitable answer options for questions 1–4. All domains sparked comments containing additional information about experienced symptoms. Conclusion Patients are mainly willing to report their symptoms, but a lack of suitable answer options causes missing data and differing answering strategies in the sexual and urinary domains of EPIC-26, weakening the quality of the response data received.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giada Pietrabissa ◽  
Alessandro Rossi ◽  
Susan Simpson ◽  
Andrea Tagliagambe ◽  
Venessa Bertuzzi ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS181-TPS181
Author(s):  
Arpit Rao ◽  
Charles J. Ryan ◽  
David James VanderWeele ◽  
Glenn Heller ◽  
Lionel D Lewis ◽  
...  

TPS181 Background: Treatment with novel antiandrogens (NAA) and androgen deprivation therapy prolongs life in men with mCRPC but approximately 40% patients (pts) have radiographic progression within the first year. Inhibition of androgen receptor signaling results in increased double-strand DNA breaks and genomic instability. NAA+PARP inhibitor (PARPi) combinations have shown induction of synthetic lethality by this mechanism in multiple preclinical studies. Homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene aberrations do not appear to be necessary for this synergy and an NAA+PARPi combination has shown improved radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) in HRR-wild-type pts compared with NAA alone. Methods: CASPAR (A031902) is a randomized phase 3 study in which 984 pts will be randomized on a 1:1 basis to ENZ plus RUCA/PBO. A PK substudy will precede the phase 3 portion and enroll 6-18 pts to various doses of ENZ plus RUCA to establish safety and evaluate any clinically-significant drug-drug interactions (S-DDI). Treatment will be continued until disease progression and cross-over is not allowed. Co-primary endpoints are rPFS and overall survival (OS). The OS analysis will be undertaken as a primary endpoint if the rPFS endpoint is met. For a one-sided logrank test with a type 1 error rate equal to 0.025, the study has 90% power to detect a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.71 in rPFS (median rPFS of 15 and 21 months in control and combination arms, respectively), and 80% power to detect an HR of 0.80 in OS (median OS of 32 and 40 months, respectively). Key secondary endpoints are rPFS and OS in pts with vs without pathogenic BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 mutations; and differences in adverse events and quality of life (QOL) outcomes between the treatment arms. QOL assessments include Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Prostate (FACT-P), Brief Pain Inventory Short Form (BPI-SF), and EQ-5D-5L. A key correlative endpoint is the concordance between tissue and plasma ctDNA-based HRR testing. Key eligibility criteria are age ≥ 18 years, ECOG PS 0-2, biopsy-proven prostate adenocarcinoma, progressive (PSA or radiographic) disease per Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 guidelines, measurable or non-measurable disease per RECIST 1.1, no prior treatment for mCRPC (prior abiraterone, darolutamide, or apalutamide in non-mCRPC setting is allowed), no significant uncontrolled comorbidity, and no medications with S-DDI with ENZ/RUCA. HRR gene aberration is not required for enrollment. All pts will undergo next-generation targeted-exome sequencing from archival tumor tissue (new biopsy only required if no archival tissue available). CASPAR is available for participation to all US-NCTN sites starting in October 2020 with a projected enrollment of 3 years. Support: U10CA180821, U10CA180882; acknowledgments.alliancefound.org. Clinical trial information: NCT04455750.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Aloi ◽  
Marianna Rania ◽  
Raffaella Sacco ◽  
Barbara Basile ◽  
Cristina Segura-Garcia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvana Rocchi ◽  
Claudio Ghidelli ◽  
Roberto Burro ◽  
Michele Vitacca ◽  
Simonetta Scalvini ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 2613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Caiazza ◽  
Massimo D’Agostino ◽  
Fabiana Passaro ◽  
Deriggio Faicchia ◽  
Massimo Mallardo ◽  
...  

Acute administration of a high level of extracellular citrate displays an anti-proliferative effect on both in vitro and in vivo models. However, the long-term effect of citrate treatment has not been investigated yet. Here, we address this question in PC3 cells, a prostate-cancer-derived cell line. Acute administration of high levels of extracellular citrate impaired cell adhesion and inhibited the proliferation of PC3 cells, but surviving cells adapted to grow in the chronic presence of 20 mM citrate. Citrate-resistant PC3 cells are significantly less glycolytic than control cells. Moreover, they overexpress short-form, citrate-insensitive phosphofructokinase 1 (PFK1) together with full-length PFK1. In addition, they show traits of mesenchymal-epithelial transition: an increase in E-cadherin and a decrease in vimentin. In comparison with PC3 cells, citrate-resistant cells display morphological changes that involve both microtubule and microfilament organization. This was accompanied by changes in homeostasis and the organization of intracellular organelles. Thus, the mitochondrial network appears fragmented, the Golgi complex is scattered, and the lysosomal compartment is enlarged. Interestingly, citrate-resistant cells produce less total ROS but accumulate more mitochondrial ROS than control cells. Consistently, in citrate-resistant cells, the autophagic pathway is upregulated, possibly sustaining their survival. In conclusion, chronic administration of citrate might select resistant cells, which could jeopardize the benefits of citrate anticancer treatment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 796
Author(s):  
Maria Inês Sequeira ◽  
Nuno Sousa ◽  
Maria Fragoso ◽  
Alexandra Silva ◽  
Filipa Pereira ◽  
...  

Introduction: Pain is one of the most common symptoms reported by cancer patients and is associated with decreased quality of life. Assessment of pain with standardized questionnaires reduces variability in its interpretation and may increase effectiveness of medical interventions. Prostate cancer is the most frequent male neoplasm in Portugal. We designed this study to evaluate the impact of a standardized pain questionnaire on pain management in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.Material and Methods: Single centre prospective observational study of patients with metastatic prostate cancer. The study was designed to evaluate the benefit of systematically evaluating pain with Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form prior to a scheduled medical oncology consult. Patients reporting pain were reassessed one week later by telephone. To assess the benefit two consecutive cohorts were established based on communication of questionnaire results to the treating physician.Results: We recruited 207 patients of which 60% reported pain. Statistically significant decrease in mean pain intensity one week after the scheduled appointment was noted (3.95 vs 3.01; p < 0.001). Patients whose Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form was provided to their oncologist experienced greater reduction in pain, which was non-significant (p = 0.227). Using Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form assessment resulted in a higher probability of pain control (43.5% vs 30.9%; p = 0.193).Discussion: The prevalence of pain founded was higher than described in the literature, probably because our sample was less selected than the published in clinical trials. After the scheduled appointment, there was a statistically significant reduction in mean pain intensity, but the explicit use of this questionnaire was not associated with a statistically significant reduction of pain.Conclusion: Patients with metastatic prostate cancer have a high prevalence of pain. Evaluation and treatment by medical oncologists is associated with a reduction of mean pain intensity. The use of Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form was associated with a non-significant increased reduction of pain.


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