Trends in Testosterone Therapy use in Prostate Cancer Survivors in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physician prescribing patterns surrounding the use of testosterone therapy (TTh) in men with a history of prostate cancer (CaP) is not well described.

Aim

To characterize the demographics and usage patterns of testosterone therapy in men with a history of prostate cancer in the United States.

Methods

This was a retrospective review using Optum's De-identified Clinformatics Data Mart database. Administrative diagnosis, procedural, pharmacy, and laboratory codes were used to identify male subjects 40 years and older with prostate cancer treated with surgery or radiation between 2003 and 2018 who went on to receive TTh. Demographic and clinical factors are identified. Temporal trends in TTh usage were reported.

Outcomes

The main outcomes were rates of t

SUBMITTER: Chen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8782576 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature