Longitudinal screening for depression and anxiety in prostate cancer (PC) and association with disease and treatment factors.

Authors

Risa Wong

Risa Liang Wong

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Risa Liang Wong , Heather H. Cheng , Jesse R. Fann , James Hnida , Marty Chakoian , Yael Schenker , Evan Y. Yu , John L. Gore

Organizations

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network, Des Plaines, IL, Palliative Research Center (PaRC) and Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Research Funding

Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Other Foundation, U.S. National Institutes of Health

Background: Untreated depression and anxiety are associated with worse outcomes in patients with cancer. Despite recommendations for longitudinal screening, many patients are only assessed at the start of care. Men with PC often experience many phases of disease or treatment over a span of years, and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with mood changes and depression. How depressive or anxiety symptoms fluctuate in men with PC, influenced by disease and treatment factors, is not well-described. Methods: Men with ≥1 Urology or Medical Oncology clinic visit for PC in the prior 6 months were emailed the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 depression and anxiety screening tools every 60 days; a score of ≥10 (moderate to severe symptoms) on either was considered a positive screen. Baseline characteristics and disease/treatment changes (PSA, radiographic, or biopsy progression, treatment change or start, or discontinuation of treatment due to lack of efficacy or toxicity) were collected by survey and chart review. We report early findings of factors associated with a positive screen or change in screening status with χ2 and forward stepwise binary logistic regression (model inputs: receipt of ADT or disease/treatment change during study, and variables previously associated with depression or anxiety: age, race, marital status, education, income, history of psychiatric disorder, use of psychoactive medication, time since diagnosis, and localized, biochemically recurrent, or metastatic disease). Results: From 6/2021-12/2021, 201 men enrolled. At baseline, 50.7% had localized, 18.9% biochemically recurrent, and 30.3% metastatic disease; 40.8% were on ADT; 30.8% had a history of psychiatric disorder (22.9% depression, 19.9% anxiety, 9.0% other); and 24.9% were on psychoactive medication (19.9% antidepressant, 8.5% anxiolytic, 2.0% antipsychotic). 184 men completed at least 2 screens with mean follow-up 6.5 months (SD 1.3). 32 men (15.9%) screened positive at least once (15.4% PHQ-9, 4.5% GAD-7), of which half (N = 16) initially screened negative and later positive. Changing from a negative to positive screen was more likely when a disease/treatment change occurred during the study (18.3% vs 4.5%, p = 0.003). A higher proportion of men on ADT screened positive, especially if newly started during the study or in the 60 days preceding (35.7% new ADT vs 24.7% continuing ADT vs 8.0% no ADT, p = 0.002). In fully adjusted multivariable analyses, factors associated with a positive screen were history of psychiatric disorder (OR 6.3, 95% CI 2.6-15.4, p < 0.001), receipt of ADT (OR 3.8, 95% CI 1.5-9.5, p = 0.005), and lower income bracket (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.3-2.5, p = 0.002). Conclusions: Longitudinal screening for depression and anxiety in PC identifies men who initially screen negative. Symptoms are associated with ADT and disease or treatment changes, which may inform optimal screening practices.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Genitourinary Cancer—Prostate, Testicular, and Penile

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Prostate, Testicular, and Penile

Sub Track

Epidemiology/Outcomes

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 5023)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.5023

Abstract #

5023

Poster Bd #

207

Abstract Disclosures

Funded by Conquer Cancer

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