Retrospective analysis of fatigue in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with enzalutamide.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 374-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srikala S. Sridhar ◽  
Alan D. Smith ◽  
Nazanin Fallah-Rad ◽  
Aaron Richard Hansen

374 Background: Enzalutamide (E) improves survival in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Fatigue (F) while taking E is poorly understood and may limit the use of this life-prolonging drug. Methods: All men treated with E for mCRPC at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre from August 2010 and July 2016 were included. Relevant factors collected, include age, ECOG, Charleston Comorbidity Index, disease characteristics, prior therapies, concomitant medications, and details regarding E treatment and response. Univariate (UVA) and multivariate (MVA) analysis were performed using logistic regression. Results: 415 men started E for mCRPC during this period. Median age at diagnosis was 66 years (range 42-94) and median time to castration-resistance (TTCR) was 113 days. Prior therapies included docetaxel (21%) and abiraterone (26%). Bone was the most common site of metastasis (76%) followed by lymph nodes (45%) and visceral (20%). Concurrent corticosteroid use was 18% and PSA response (≥50%) rate was 55%. Median duration on E was 224 days. F on E occurred in 178 patients (43%) and 56 (13%) men required a dose-reduction due to F. 26 men (6%) stopped E due to F (Table). Conclusions: F is an important and common side effect of E in men with mCRPC. Duration of exposure to androgen deprivation, markers of systemic inflammation (such as increased NLR and platelets) and advanced age appear to be associated with E-related F and difficulty administering drug. There was no association between corticosteroid use and E-related F and difficulty administering drug. [Table: see text]

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 18-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather H. Cheng ◽  
Rosa Nadal ◽  
Roman Gulati ◽  
Arun Azad ◽  
Przemyslaw Twardowski ◽  
...  

18 Background: Enzalutamide (Enza) and abiraterone (Abi) are next generation hormonal agents for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Whether these agents can be effectively sequenced is not yet well understood. Results of retrospective analyses of Abi after prior Enza have demonstrated modest responses of brief duration, suggesting common resistance pathways. Here, we retrospectively analyze response to Enza with or without prior Abi treatment. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 195 patients from seven academic centers treated with Enza between January 2009 and August 2013. Data were collected on disease characteristics, prior therapies, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values at baseline and while on treatment. Logistic regression was used to evaluate association between 30% or greater PSA decline on Enza and either prior Abi treatment or 30% or greater PSA decline on prior Abi after accounting for potential confounders. Results: One hudred eighty three patients had non-missing PSA starting and nadir values on Enza, with starting PSA median 102.0 (range 1.1–5007.0) ng/mL. Overall, 42% (76 of 183) of Enza-treated patients achieved a 30% or greater PSA decline, with 39% (58 of 150) response among prior Abi-treated patients and 55% (18 of 33) response among Abi-naïve patients. Of 79 patients who lacked significant response to prior Abi, 30% (25 of 79) achieved a 30% or greater PSA decline and 19% (15 of 79) achieved a 50% or greater PSA decline with subsequent Enza. Odds of achieving a 30% or greater PSA response on Enza was 2.3 times higher for Abi-naïve patients versus prior Abi-treated patients (95% CI 1.0–5.5, P=0.06) and 1.9 times higher for Abi-responders vs Abi-non-responders (95% CI 1.0–3.7, P=0.06) after adjusting for prior docetaxel and concurrent steroid use. Conclusions: In this multi-center retrospective study, 39% of patients achieved a 30% or greater PSA decline with Enza after prior Abi treatment. While the activity of Enza appears to be blunted in the post-Abi setting, PSA declines still occur in a meaningful proportion of patients. Notably, 30% of patients without significant response to prior Abi responded to subsequent treatment with Enza, suggesting a subset of men with distinct biological resistance pathways. Data will be updated at the time of presentation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 318-318
Author(s):  
Eduardo Useros RodrÃguez ◽  
Álvaro Juárez ◽  
Joaquín Carballido Rodríguez ◽  
Jose Rubio ◽  
Alfredo Rodríguez Antolín ◽  
...  

318 Background: Metastases (M+) detection is a critical event in non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC), as it entails a change in PC management and is a potential surrogate for survival at this stage. PSA doubling time (PSA-DT) has been described as a prognostic factor to develop M+. However, there could be other relevant factors to raise suspicion of progression in nmCRPC patients. The “IDENTIFICA” study tries to describe disease characteristics and clinical drivers that make physicians suspect the presence of M+ in nmCRPC patients in clinical practice in Spain. Methods: Observational, transversal, multicenter study. nmCRPC patients with physician’s suspiction of M+ were selected. Imaging tests to rule out metastases were requested; clinical drivers were described, along with clinical data related to prostate cancer (PC). Results: 197 nmCRPC patients were recruited (Jan-Jun 2018). Median age was 81.3 years. Median time from the onset of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to CRPC was 5.1 years (IQR: 2.5-8.2). ADT was the first PC treatment for 64.4% of , while 41.2% went through a curative-intent treatment. Median PSA-DT at CRPC diagnosis was 7.5 months. Time from PC diagnosis to CRPC was influenced by Gleason score at diagnosis ( p=0.001), primary curative intent treatment ( p<0.001), and PSA-DT at CRPC diagnosis ( p=0.04). Most important clinical drivers leading physicians to request imaging were PSA value, PSA-DT and PC guidelines recommendations. M+ were detected in 23 patients (16.5%). In the multivariate analysis, there was a statistically significant relation between positive imaging and time on ADT (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.018-1.325; p=0.026) and time on CRPC status (OR 1.55; 95% CI 1.038-2.302; p=0.032). In this interim analysis, PSA and PSA-DT seemed not to be statistically related to M+ appearance. Conclusions: PSA and PSA-DT seem to be the most influential drivers to request imaging tests during follow-up of nmCRPC patients. Time on ADT and time on CRPC status could be relevant factors for M+ detection and phycisians should be aware of them and not just PSA or PSADT to properly ask for imaging tests.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixin Mai ◽  
Zitong Zhang ◽  
Yonghong Li ◽  
Ruiqi Liu ◽  
Jibin Li ◽  
...  

BackgroundThe role of local radiotherapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains undefined. This study aimed to identify the value of local radiotherapy and potential candidates for mCRPC.MethodsA total of 215 patients with mCRPC treated with or without cytoreductive radiotherapy (CRT) between June 2011 and February 2019 were analyzed. Overall survival (OS) was calculated from the onset of mCRPC. The receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to find the cutoff point for time to castration resistance (TCR).ResultsOne-hundred and fifty-five (72.1%) patients received abiraterone after mCRPC, and 54 (25.1%) patients received CRT. The median TCR was 14.9 months. After a median follow-up of 31.7 months, the median OS was 33.3 months. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance scores 0–1, oligometastases, abiraterone after mCRPC, CRT, and TCR ≥9 months were independent prognostic factors for better OS. Stratified analyses showed improved survival when CRT was applied to patients treated with abiraterone (HR 0.44; 95% CI 0.23–0.83; P = 0.012) and TCR ≥9 months (HR 0.39; 95% CI 0.21–0.74; P = 0.004). The percentage of PSA response after radiotherapy was higher in patients with TCR ≥9 months compared to those with TCR &lt;9 months. No grade 3 or worse adverse events after radiotherapy were reported.ConclusionsECOG performance score, oligometastases, abiraterone application, TCR and CRT were independent prognostic factors for OS in patients with mCRPC. Patients with a short duration of response to primary androgen deprivation therapy were less likely to benefit from CRT.


Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2938
Author(s):  
Liam Widjaja ◽  
Rudolf A. Werner ◽  
Tobias L. Ross ◽  
Frank M. Bengel ◽  
Thorsten Derlin

177Lu-Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-radioligand therapy (RLT) is a promising treatment option in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). We aimed to determine the predictive value of pretherapeutic PSMA-ligand positron emission tomography (PET) and established clinical parameters for early biochemical response after two cycles of RLT. In total, 71 mCRPC patients who had undergone PET/computed tomography (CT) with 68Ga-PSMA-11 prior to two cycles of 177Lu-PSMA-617 RLT were included. Malignant lesions on pretherapeutic PET/CTs were manually segmented and average maximum PSMA expression (maximum standardized uptake values, SUVmax), whole-body PSMA-tumor volume (TV), and whole-body total lesion (TL)-PSMA were calculated. We then tested the predictive performance of these parameters for early biochemical response (defined as prostate-sepcific antigen (PSA) decrease of ≥50% according to PCWG2) after two cycles of RLT, relative to established clinical parameters. Early PSA response was observed in 34/71 patients. PSA change after two cycles of RLT correlated with pretherapeutic SUVmax (r = −0.49; p < 0.001), but not with PSMA-TV (r = 0.02; p = 0.89) or TL-PSMA (r = −0.15; p = 0.22). A cut-off of 19.8 for SUVmax and 75.5 years for age was defined by receiver operating characteristics and revealed a significant outcome difference for early biochemical response between patients with adversely low vs. high PSMA expression and low vs. high age (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified SUVmax (HR, 7.94, p = 0.001) and age (HR, 8.05, p = 0.002) as independent predictors for PSA response early in the treatment course. Thus, high age and high PSMA expression in patients scheduled for RLT identify patients with early biochemical response. This study provides a rationale for further prospective studies exploring PET-guided treatment intensification in selected patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Liu ◽  
Cuifu Yu ◽  
Zhenlong Shao ◽  
Xiaohong Xia ◽  
Tumei Hu ◽  
...  

AbstractAndrogen receptor splice variant 7 (AR-V7), a form of ligand-independent and constitutively activating variant of androgen receptor (AR), is considered as the key driver to initiate castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Because AR-V7 lacks ligand-binding domain, the AR-targeted therapies that aim to inactivate AR signaling through disrupting the interaction between AR and androgen are limited in CRPC. Thus, the emergence of AR-V7 has become the greatest challenge for treating CRPC. Targeting protein degradation is a recently proposed novel avenue for cancer treatment. Our previous studies have been shown that the oncoprotein AR-V7 is a substrate of the proteasome. Identifying novel drugs that can trigger the degradation of AR-V7 is therefore critical to cure CRPC. Here we show that nobiletin, a polymethoxylated flavonoid derived from the peel of Citrus fruits, exerts a potent anticancer activity via inducing G0/G1 phase arrest and enhancing the sensitivity of cells to enzalutamide in AR-V7 positive PC cells. Mechanically, we unravel that nobiletin selectively induces proteasomal degradation of AR-V7 (but not AR). This effect relies on its selective inhibition of the interactions between AR-V7 and two deubiquitinases USP14 and USP22. These findings not only enrich our understanding on the mechanism of AR-V7 degradation, but also provide an efficient and druggable target for overcoming CRPC through interfering the stability of AR-V7 mediated by the interaction between AR-V7 and deubiquitinase.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Tse Kawai ◽  
David Martinez ◽  
Catherine W. Saltus ◽  
Zdravko P. Vassilev ◽  
Montse Soriano-Gabarró ◽  
...  

Background and Objective. Skeletal-related events (SREs) are common in men with bone metastases and have negative consequences for patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), including pain, reduced quality of life, and increased mortality. We estimated incidence rates of first SREs in a cohort of men with CRPC in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database. Methods. We included men aged ≥ 65 years with a prostate cancer diagnosis in 2000-2011 if they had no prior malignancy (other than nonmelanoma skin cancer) and had surgical or medical castration with subsequent second-line systemic therapy, which was used to infer castration resistance. The first occurrence of an SRE (fracture, bone surgery, radiation therapy, or spinal cord compression) in Medicare claims was identified. Incidence rates of SREs were estimated in all eligible person-time and, in secondary analyses, stratified by any use of bone-targeted agents (BTAs) and history of SRE. Results. Of 2,234 men with CRPC (84% white, mean age = 76.6 years), 896 (40%) had an SRE during follow-up, with 74% occurring within a year after cohort entry. Overall, the incidence rate of SREs was 3.78 (95% CI, 3.53-4.03) per 100 person-months. The incidence rate of SREs before any BTA use was 4.16 (95% CI, 3.71-4.65) per 100 person-months, and after any BTA use was 3.60 (95% CI, 3.32-3.91) per 100 person-months. The incidence rate in patients with no history of SRE was 3.33 (95% CI 3.01-3.68) per 100 person-months, and in patients who had such a history, it was 4.20 (95% CI 3.84-4.58) per 100 person-months. Conclusions. In this large cohort of elderly men with CRPC in the US, SREs were common. A decrease in incidence of SREs after starting BTA is suggested, but the magnitude of the effect may be confounded by indication and other factors such as age and prior SRE.


2010 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1814-1817
Author(s):  
Tal Grenader ◽  
Anthony Goldberg

Primary androgen ablation leads to symptomatic improvement and a reduction in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) serum levels in patients with advanced prostate cancer, but all patients eventually become refractory to hormone therapy with progression of the disease and a life expectancy of about a year. We describe a patient who developed castration resistance, was treated with vinorelbine, and continues to be progression free on therapy with luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonists alone, more than 2.5 years following cessation of treatment with vinorelbine.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (498) ◽  
pp. eaaw4636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Zhao ◽  
Stephanie O. Peacock ◽  
Chen Hao Lo ◽  
Laine M. Heidman ◽  
Meghan A. Rice ◽  
...  

Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) recurs after androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and is incurable. Reactivation of androgen receptor (AR) signaling in the low androgen environment of ADT drives CRPC. This AR activity occurs through a variety of mechanisms, including up-regulation of AR coactivators such as VAV3 and expression of constitutively active AR variants such as the clinically relevant AR-V7. AR-V7 lacks a ligand-binding domain and is linked to poor prognosis. We previously showed that VAV3 enhances AR-V7 activity to drive CRPC progression. Gene expression profiling after depletion of either VAV3 or AR-V7 in CRPC cells revealed arginine vasopressin receptor 1a (AVPR1A) as the most commonly down-regulated gene, indicating that this G protein–coupled receptor may be critical for CRPC. Analysis of publicly available human PC datasets showed thatAVPR1Ahas a higher copy number and increased amounts of mRNA in advanced PC. Depletion of AVPR1A in CRPC cells resulted in decreased cell proliferation and reduced cyclin A. In contrast, androgen-dependent PC, AR-negative PC, or nontumorigenic prostate epithelial cells, which have undetectableAVPR1AmRNA, were minimally affected by AVPR1A depletion. Ectopic expression of AVPR1A in androgen-dependent PC cells conferred castration resistance in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, treatment of CRPC cells with the AVPR1A ligand, arginine vasopressin (AVP), activated ERK and CREB, known promoters of PC progression. A clinically safe and selective AVPR1A antagonist, relcovaptan, prevented CRPC emergence and decreased CRPC orthotopic and bone metastatic growth in mouse models. Based on these preclinical findings, repurposing AVPR1A antagonists is a promising therapeutic approach for CRPC.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4554-4554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ecaterina Ileana ◽  
Yohann Loriot ◽  
Laurence Albiges ◽  
Christophe Massard ◽  
Aurore Blesius ◽  
...  

4554 Background: Chemotherapy with docetaxel is the standard first-line treatment in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). In patients progressing after docetaxel, both abiraterone and MDV3100 have yielded improved survival for patients with mCRPC. The efficacy of abiraterone in patients pre-treated with MDV 3100 is unknown. Methods: We investigated abiraterone-prednisone in 24 patients with cancer progression after docetaxel followed by MDV3100. All patients received abiraterone 1000 mg/day plus prednisone 10mg/day. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response, symptom response, and time to progression were assessed. Results: Patient characteristics were as follows: median age: 74 years (53-84), median PSA: 108 ng/mL (2-2541), metastatic sites: bone: all 24 patients, liver/lung: 6 patients (25%), and lymph nodes : 9 patients (38%). Five patients (21%) had a PSA decrease on abiraterone-prednisone. Three patients (13%) achieved a PSA response, defined as a decrease of >50% in PSA, confirmed after≥ 4 weeks. The duration of PSA response was 2, 3 and 4.5 months. Six patients (29%) had a symptomatic response on the pain score and analgesic consumption was decreased. Treatment was well tolerated. Abiraterone-prednisone was discontinued in one patient due to edema and hypokaliemia. Conclusions: This study shows preliminary evidence that abiraterone-prednisone yields activity in patients with mCRPC pretreated with docetaxel and MDV3100.


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