A population-based study of factors associated with systemic treatment in advanced prostate cancer decedents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Life-prolonging therapies (LPTs) are rapidly evolving for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, although factors associated with real-world uptake are not well characterized.

Methods

In this cohort of prostate-cancer decedents, we analyzed factors associated with LPT access. Population-level databases from Ontario, Canada identified patients 65 years or older with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy and who died of prostate cancer between 2013 and 2017. Univariate and multivariable analyses assessed the association between baseline characteristics and receipt of LPT in the 2 years prior to death.

Results

Of 3575 patients who died of prostate cancer, 40.4% (n = 1443) received LPT, which comprised abiraterone (66.3%), docetaxel (50.3

SUBMITTER: Leigh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10028120 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature