Real-world management of advanced prostate cancer: A description of management practices of community-based physicians and prostate cancer specialists.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Canadian Genitourinary Research Consortium (GURC) conducted a consensus development conference leading to 31 recommendations. Using the GURC consensus development questionnaire, we conducted a survey to measure the corresponding community-based practices on the management of metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC).

Methods

An 87-item online questionnaire was sent to 600 community urologists and oncologists involved in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Results

Seventy-two community physicians responded to the survey. Of note, 50% community physicians indicated they would treat nmCRPC with agents approved for this ind

SUBMITTER: Hotte SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7864716 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature