Understanding treatment toxicity patterns through remote symptom monitoring and examining the effect of frailty in older men with metastatic prostate cancer.

Authors

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Milothy Parthipan

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

Milothy Parthipan , Gregory Feng , Henriette Breunis , Narhari Timilshina , Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis , Aaron Richard Hansen , Urban Emmenegger , Antonio Finelli , Padraig Warde , George Tomlinson , Monika K. Krzyzanowska , Andrew Matthew , Hance Clarke , Daniel Santa Mina , Martine Puts , Shabbir M.H. Alibhai

Organizations

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Princess Margaret - University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Radiation Oncology Department, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Research Funding

Other
Prostate Cancer Canada

Background: Advancements in metastatic prostate cancer (mPC) treatments have increased survival, but using multiple lines of therapy has increased the prevalence and severity of toxicities. Older men and those living with frailty experience higher symptom burden associated with treatment. Although toxicities have been described in previous trials, much of the focus has been on pain and fatigue among fit and younger men, and only a few trials have examined the effects of frailty on toxicity. Thus, the aims of this study were to (1) understand the prevalence, duration, and changes in symptom severity among older men receiving mPC treatments; and (2) examine differences among frail and non-frail men. Methods: Men aged 65+ with mPC starting chemotherapy (chemo), androgen receptor-axis-targeted (ARAT) therapies, or radium-223 (Rad223) from two academic Canadian cancer centres were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. Participants self-reported symptoms daily using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) for the first treatment cycle via internet or telephone. Frailty status was determined using the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13). Study outcomes were the development of moderate-to-severe symptoms (ESAS≥4), their duration, and the proportion of participants who had improvements in symptom severity (ESAS<4) after reporting moderate-to-severe symptoms at baseline. Outcomes were determined using descriptive statistics. Associations between symptom prevalence, duration, and frailty were assessed using t-tests and chi-square tests. Results: 90 men (mean age=77 +/- 6.1 years, 58% frail (VES-13≥3)) starting chemo (n=34), an ARAT (n=43), or Rad223 (n=13) were included. The most common moderate-to-severe symptoms across cohorts were fatigue (46.8%), insomnia (42.9%), poor wellbeing (41.2%), decreased appetite (37.1%), and pain (35.9%). These symptoms were numerically higher in frail men, but differences between frail and non-frail were only statistically significant for poor wellbeing (62.5% in frail vs. 31.4% in non-frail, p=0.039). On average, poor wellbeing lasted 6.5 days (SD=7.6) days, decreased appetite lasted 5.5 days (SD=4.9), fatigue lasted 5.1 days (SD=7.3), pain lasted 4.7 days (SD=5.6), and insomnia lasted 4.6 days (SD=6.2) across cohorts. Fatigue and pain lasted numerically longer in frail men whereas insomnia, poor wellbeing, and decreased appetite lasted numerically longer in non-frail men, but these differences were not statistically significant. Among participants who reported moderate-to-severe symptoms at baseline, 15.4%, 10.7%, 7.7%, 5.3% and 3.6% had improvements in pain, appetite, wellbeing, insomnia, and fatigue, respectively. Conclusions: Understanding temporal patterns of symptoms and the impact of frailty in older men receiving mPC treatments may help inform supportive care approaches. Clinical trial information: NCT04193657.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Symptoms and Survivorship

Track

Symptom Science and Palliative Care

Sub Track

Geriatric Models of Care

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT04193657

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 12054)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.12054

Abstract #

12054

Poster Bd #

422

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