Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Agonists are Superior to Subcapsular Orchiectomy in Lowering Testosterone Levels of Men with Prostate Cancer: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
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Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Agonists are Superior to Subcapsular Orchiectomy in Lowering Testosterone Levels of Men with Prostate Cancer : Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial. / Østergren, Peter Busch; Kistorp, Caroline; Fode, Mikkel; Henderson, James; Bennedbæk, Finn N; Faber, Jens; Sønksen, Jens.
In: Journal of Urology, Vol. 197, No. 6, 06.2017, p. 1441-1447.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Agonists are Superior to Subcapsular Orchiectomy in Lowering Testosterone Levels of Men with Prostate Cancer
T2 - Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
AU - Østergren, Peter Busch
AU - Kistorp, Caroline
AU - Fode, Mikkel
AU - Henderson, James
AU - Bennedbæk, Finn N
AU - Faber, Jens
AU - Sønksen, Jens
N1 - Copyright © 2017 American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - PURPOSE: Recent evidence suggests that reaching the lowest achievable levels of testosterone with androgen deprivation therapy delays disease progression and increases overall survival in men with advanced prostate cancer. The aim of this analysis was to compare posttreatment serum testosterone levels between patients undergoing subcapsular orchiectomy and patients treated with the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist triptorelin.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this randomized clinical trial we included 58 consecutive hormone naïve men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer at Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark from September 2013 to March 2015. Followup was 48 weeks. Participants were randomly assigned 1:1 to subcapsular orchiectomy or triptorelin 22.5 mg given as 24-week depot injections. Androgen status was measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry prior to treatment and after 12, 24 and 48 weeks. Between group differences in achieved hormone levels were analyzed by longitudinal Tobit regression.RESULTS: Triptorelin injections resulted in 29% lower testosterone levels (95% CI 17.2-41.7) compared to subcapsular orchiectomy (p <0.001). A significantly higher proportion of men receiving triptorelin had testosterone levels less than 20 ng/dl at 12 and 48 weeks compared to men undergoing orchiectomy (97% vs 79% and 100% vs 87%, respectively, p <0.05). There was no detectable difference in the adrenal androgen reduction between the treatment groups.CONCLUSIONS: The use of 24-week depot triptorelin injections results in significantly lower testosterone levels compared to subcapsular orchiectomy. To our knowledge this is the first randomized study to demonstrate a difference in treatment effect between surgical and medical castration on testosterone levels.
AB - PURPOSE: Recent evidence suggests that reaching the lowest achievable levels of testosterone with androgen deprivation therapy delays disease progression and increases overall survival in men with advanced prostate cancer. The aim of this analysis was to compare posttreatment serum testosterone levels between patients undergoing subcapsular orchiectomy and patients treated with the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist triptorelin.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this randomized clinical trial we included 58 consecutive hormone naïve men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer at Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark from September 2013 to March 2015. Followup was 48 weeks. Participants were randomly assigned 1:1 to subcapsular orchiectomy or triptorelin 22.5 mg given as 24-week depot injections. Androgen status was measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry prior to treatment and after 12, 24 and 48 weeks. Between group differences in achieved hormone levels were analyzed by longitudinal Tobit regression.RESULTS: Triptorelin injections resulted in 29% lower testosterone levels (95% CI 17.2-41.7) compared to subcapsular orchiectomy (p <0.001). A significantly higher proportion of men receiving triptorelin had testosterone levels less than 20 ng/dl at 12 and 48 weeks compared to men undergoing orchiectomy (97% vs 79% and 100% vs 87%, respectively, p <0.05). There was no detectable difference in the adrenal androgen reduction between the treatment groups.CONCLUSIONS: The use of 24-week depot triptorelin injections results in significantly lower testosterone levels compared to subcapsular orchiectomy. To our knowledge this is the first randomized study to demonstrate a difference in treatment effect between surgical and medical castration on testosterone levels.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1016/j.juro.2016.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.juro.2016.12.003
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27939836
VL - 197
SP - 1441
EP - 1447
JO - Journal of Urology
JF - Journal of Urology
SN - 0022-5347
IS - 6
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