Publication

Visceral Disease in Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

Journal Paper/Review - Nov 22, 2013

Units
PubMed
Doi

Citation
Pezaro C, de Bono J, Tunariu N, Crespo M, Altavilla A, Riisnaes R, Mukherji D, Bianchini D, Ferraldeschi R, Nava Rodrigues D, Lorente D, Omlin A, Attard G. Visceral Disease in Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol 2013; 65:270-3.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Eur Urol 2013; 65
Publication Date
Nov 22, 2013
Issn Electronic
1873-7560
Pages
270-3
Brief description/objective

Metastatic involvement of the viscera in men with advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) has been poorly characterised to date. In 359 CRPC patients treated between June 2003 and December 2011, the frequency of radiologically detected visceral metastases before death was 32%. Of the 92 patients with computed tomography performed within 3 mo of death, 49% had visceral metastases. Visceral metastases most commonly involved the liver (20%) and lung (13%). Median survival from diagnosis of visceral disease was 7.1 mo (95% confidence interval, 5.9-8.3). Survival was affected by the degree of bone involvement at detection of visceral disease, varying from 6.1 mo in men with more than six bone metastases to 18.2 mo in men with no bone metastases (p=0.001). Heterogeneity was noted in clinical phenotypes and prostate-specific antigen trends at development of visceral metastases. Visceral metastases are now more commonly detected in men with CRPC, likely due to the introduction of novel survival-prolonging treatments.