Key sentence from the paper: “In the absence of a survival advantage in favor of either strategy [i.e., continuous vs. intermittent ADT] any advantage of intermittent ADT is likely to be limited to possible improvements in [quality of life] particularly during the off-treatment period; convenience of therapy; and savings in cost.”
Read MoreIs early chemotherapy combined with ADT is beneficial to prostate cancer patients?
Key sentence from the paper: “Our statistical analysis shows an increase of [overall survival] for patients treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy plus ADT in comparison with ADT alone.”
Read MoreDoes ADT increase the risk of depression?
Key sentence from the paper: “… patients with ADT had a 23% increased risk of depression.”
Read MoreIs exercise equally beneficial to prostate cancer patients both on and off of ADT?
Key sentence from the paper: “Men treated with ADT responded to the exercise training similarly to men who had not been treated with ADT.”
Read MoreWhen should you start ADT if your PSA starts to climb after primary treatment for prostate cancer?
Key sentence from the paper: “Overall survival was significantly longer in the immediate androgen-deprivation therapy arm compared with the delayed therapy arm.”
Read MoreIs it loss of testosterone or estradiol that accounts for bone loss in men on ADT?
Key sentence from the paper: “[T]he skeletal consequences of hypogonadism in men are primarily due to estrogen deficiency.”
Read MoreWhat is cardio-oncology?
Key sentence from the paper: “The physician’s focus should be to optimize the cardiovascular and metabolic risk profile as much as feasible over the course of survivorship.”
Read MoreCan ADT achieved with transdermal estradiol prevent the bone loss seen with other drugs?
Key sentence from the paper: “Transdermal oestradiol as a single agent produces castration levels of testosterone while mitigating [bone mineral density loss].”
Read MoreDoes anemia account for the fatigue experienced by men on ADT?
Key sentence from the paper: “[A]DT or orchiectomy caused a mild 10% decline in hemoglobin and [red blood cell] counts in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer without anemia prior to receiving treatment… ADT correlated with a decline in mental fatigue surrogate score...”
Read MoreHow helpful is exercise for patients on ADT?
Key sentence from the paper: “Although the effects of exercise interventions on [quality of life] are apparent, it is unclear whether these improvements are attributable to increased interventionist contact, aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, or the combination of all three..”
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