Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Eric Lu , Xiaoyan Wang , John Shen
Background: Advanced hormonal therapies (abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide) and docetaxel have demonstrated an overall survival benefit when added to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC). There are no randomized controlled trials comparing these agents, resulting in heterogeneity in first-line therapy and sequencing of therapies. Methods: We surveyed practice patterns and underlying rationale behind first-line therapy selection for mCSPC among medical and urologic oncologists at a single center (academic and community-based practices). Responses were anonymous. We evaluated associations between responses using Friedman’s test with posthoc pair-wise comparison and Fisher exact test where appropriate. Results: From 6/2021-8/2021, we received 72/77 (94%) of distributed surveys. Of the 72 providers, 39 (31 med/onc, 8 uro/onc) reported treating mCSPC. For high-volume disease, most selected ADT plus docetaxel (41%) as first-line therapy. For low-volume disease, most selected ADT plus abiraterone (31%). There continues to be the use of bicalutamide in the treatment of low-volume mCSPC (18%). When asked to rank the most important factors when considering first-line therapy, clinical symptoms (skeletal event, bone pain, anorexia, weight loss, fatigue, visceral metastases) and disease volume were ranked higher than cost for both oncologists (p<0.01) and urologists (p = 0.03 for symptoms vs. cost and p<0.01 for disease volume vs. cost). When considering perceived barriers to selecting first-line therapy, 64% of providers identified out-of-pocket costs. Although uro/onc was less comfortable managing side effects of docetaxel compared to med/onc (0% vs. 100% comfortable, p<0.01), comfort levels with managing toxicities of hormonal therapies were comparable (100% vs. 97% comfortable, p=0.54). Conclusions: Given limitations of cross-trial comparison of efficacy from registration trials, the selection of front-line therapy for mCSPC often depends on shared decision-making. By this survey-based study, we observed docetaxel being favored for high-volume disease and abiraterone being favored for low-volume disease. Although cost did not factor into the selection of therapy, it was cited as the most common barrier faced by providers.
High-volume | Low-volume | |||||
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Med/onc (n=31) | Uro/onc (n=8) | Total (n=39) | Med/onc (n=31) | Uro/onc (n=8) | Total (n=39) | |
ADT | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (10%) | 1 (13%) | 4 (10%) |
ADT + bicalutamide | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) | 7 (23%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (18%) |
ADT + abiraterone | 7 (23%) | 1 (13%) | 8 (21%) | 9 (29%) | 3 (38%) | 12 (31%) |
ADT + enzalutamide | 5 (16%) | 1 (13%) | 6 (15%) | 5 (16%) | 1 (13%) | 6 (15%) |
ADT + apalutamide | 3 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (8%) | 4 (13%) | 2 (25%) | 6 (15%) |
ADT + docetaxel | 12 (39%) | 4 (50%) | 16 (41%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Other | 2 (7%) | 2 (25%) | 4 (10%) | 3 (10%) | 1 (13%) | 4 (10%) |
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