Article ; Online: A comparative study of the effects of medical versus surgical androgen deprivation therapy on health-related quality of life in patients with metastatic carcinoma prostate.
2019 Volume 55, Issue 2, Page(s) 148–153
Abstract: Introduction: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is known to adversely affect the quality of life (QoL). One may choose between surgical and medical forms depending on his economic status, education status, and taboos. The aim of this study was to ... ...
| Abstract | Introduction: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is known to adversely affect the quality of life (QoL). One may choose between surgical and medical forms depending on his economic status, education status, and taboos. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of medical versus surgical ADT on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with metastatic cancer prostate in Indian population. Materials and methods: From July 2012 to December 2014, 50 patients (10 medical castration and 40 surgical castration) of hormone-naïve metastatic prostate cancer who were started on combined ADT were included in this study. Before starting therapy, baseline data and QoL score (short form [SF-36] scale) were noted and all patients were followed up at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. Baseline data and HRQoL at all time intervals between surgical and medical castration groups were compared. Results: All patients, except two, completed the 1-year follow-up period. Patients who opted for medical castration were more educated and belonged to higher socioeconomic status. For all the domains of SF-36 QoL questionnaire, a similar improvement in the score was noted at first 3-month follow-up which deteriorated in the next follow-up at 6 months and then further at 1 year. There was no difference in HRQoL after medical or surgical castration. Conclusions: In patients with metastatic cancer, prostate initiation of ADT, irrespective of method, causes an initial improvement in HRQoL followed later by a more gradual decline below the baseline. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Aged ; Androgen Antagonists/pharmacology ; Androgen Antagonists/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; Quality of Life/psychology ; Treatment Outcome |
| Chemical Substances | Androgen Antagonists |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2019-02-18 |
| Publishing country | India |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 410194-7 |
| ISSN | 1998-4774 ; 0019-509X |
| ISSN (online) | 1998-4774 |
| ISSN | 0019-509X |
| DOI | 10.4103/ijc.IJC_531_17 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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