Management of patients with high-risk and advanced prostate cancer in the Middle East: resource-stratified consensus recommendations

Publication

Management of patients with high-risk and advanced prostate cancer in the Middle East: resource-stratified consensus recommendations

Journal Paper/Review - Jul 11, 2019

Mukherji Deborah, Hussain Hero K, Sayyid Khaled, Ibrahim Khaled, Haidar Mohammad, Zouain Nicolas, Bitar Nizar, Alameh Walid, Abbas Fadi, Faddoul Sami, Nemer Elie, Assaf Georges, Farhat Fadi, Bulbul Muhammad, Temraz Sally, Shamseddine Ali, Gillessen Sommer Silke, Omlin Aurelius, Sakr Ghazi, El Khoury Clement, Youssef Bassem, Dagher Christelle, El-Hajj Albert, Nasr Rami, Geara Fadi, Rabah Danny, Al Dousari Saad, Said Rabih, Ashou Raja, Wazzan Wassim, Jabbour Michel, Farha George, Al Hamdani Nibras, Al Hallaq Yousuf, Ghazal Hassan, Dbouk Haifa, Bachir Bassel, Khauli Raja

Citation

Mukherji D, Hussain H, Sayyid K, Ibrahim K, Haidar M, Zouain N, Bitar N, Alameh W, Abbas F, Faddoul S, Nemer E, Assaf G, Farhat F, Bulbul M, Temraz S, Shamseddine A, Gillessen Sommer S, Omlin A, Sakr G, El Khoury C, Youssef B, Dagher C, El-Hajj A, Nasr R, Geara F, Rabah D, Al Dousari S, Said R, Ashou R, Wazzan W, Jabbour M, Farha G, Al Hamdani N, Al Hallaq Y, Ghazal H, Dbouk H, Bachir B, Khauli R. Management of patients with high-risk and advanced prostate cancer in the Middle East: resource-stratified consensus recommendations. World J Urol 2019

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

World J Urol 2019

Publication Date

Jul 11, 2019

Issn Electronic

1433-8726

Brief description/objective

PURPOSE
Prostate cancer care in the Middle East is highly variable and access to specialist multidisciplinary management is limited. Academic tertiary referral centers offer cutting-edge diagnosis and treatment; however, in many parts of the region, patients are managed by non-specialists with limited resources. Due to many factors including lack of awareness and lack of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, a high percentage of men present with locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer at diagnosis. The aim of these recommendations is to assist clinicians in managing patients with different levels of access to diagnostic and treatment modalities.

METHODS
The first Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) satellite meeting for the Middle East was held in Beirut, Lebanon, November 2017. During this meeting a consortium of urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologist and imaging specialists practicing in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia voted on a selection of consensus questions. An additional workshop to formulate resource-stratified consensus recommendations was held in March 2019.

RESULTS
Variations in practice based on available resources have been proposed to form resource-stratified recommendations for imaging at diagnosis, initial management of localized prostate cancer requiring therapy, treatment of castration-sensitive/naïve advanced prostate cancer and treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer.

CONCLUSION
This is the first regional consensus on prostate cancer management from the Middle East. The following recommendations will be useful to urologists and oncologists practicing in all areas with limited access to specialist multi-disciplinary teams, diagnostic modalities and treatment resources.