Kawahara, T.; Fusayasu, S.; Izumi, K.; Yokomizo, Y.; Hasumi, H.; Furuya, K.; Hayashi, N.; Miyamoto, H.; Yao, M.; Uemura, H. 667 Bone Management in Patients with Prostate Cancer: FRAX Combined with Bone Mineral Density Can Prevent Unnecessary Treatment. European Urology Supplements 2015, 14, e667–e667a, doi:10.1016/s1569-9056(15)60660-1.
Kawahara, T.; Fusayasu, S.; Izumi, K.; Yokomizo, Y.; Hasumi, H.; Furuya, K.; Hayashi, N.; Miyamoto, H.; Yao, M.; Uemura, H. 667 Bone Management in Patients with Prostate Cancer: FRAX Combined with Bone Mineral Density Can Prevent Unnecessary Treatment. European Urology Supplements 2015, 14, e667–e667a, doi:10.1016/s1569-9056(15)60660-1.
Kawahara, T.; Fusayasu, S.; Izumi, K.; Yokomizo, Y.; Hasumi, H.; Furuya, K.; Hayashi, N.; Miyamoto, H.; Yao, M.; Uemura, H. 667 Bone Management in Patients with Prostate Cancer: FRAX Combined with Bone Mineral Density Can Prevent Unnecessary Treatment. European Urology Supplements 2015, 14, e667–e667a, doi:10.1016/s1569-9056(15)60660-1.
Kawahara, T.; Fusayasu, S.; Izumi, K.; Yokomizo, Y.; Hasumi, H.; Furuya, K.; Hayashi, N.; Miyamoto, H.; Yao, M.; Uemura, H. 667 Bone Management in Patients with Prostate Cancer: FRAX Combined with Bone Mineral Density Can Prevent Unnecessary Treatment. European Urology Supplements 2015, 14, e667–e667a, doi:10.1016/s1569-9056(15)60660-1.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:
Osteoporosis is a common consequence of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer. Up to 20% of men on ADT have suffered from fracture within 5 years. The WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) has been utilized to predict the 10-year probability of major osteoporotic and hip fracture. However, no large studies assessing the utility of FRAX with versus without dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in prostate cancer patients have been performed. We validated the usefulness of FRAX combined with DEXA in men with prostate cancer.
METHODS:
FRAX was done in a total of 1,220 prostate cancer patients including those who underwent brachytherapy (n=547), radical prostatectomy (n=200), external beam radiation therapy (n=264), hormonal therapy only (n=187), and definitive treatment along with hormonal therapy (n=645) in Yokohama City University Hospital. Of these, 109 patients received DEXA.
RESULTS:
In men without receiving DEXA, the median (mean ± SD) risks for major osteoporotic and hip fracture were 8.5% (9.3 ± 4.8) and 3.2% (4.2 ± 3.9), respectively. One hundred sixteen (9.5%) and 634 (52.0%) of these patients had the major osteoporotic risk of more than 15% and hip fracture risk of more than 3%, respectively. In contrast, in men with DEXA, the median (mean ± SD) risks for major osteoporotic and hip fracture were 5.3% (5.4 ± 2.1) and 0.85% (1.3 ± 1.2), respectively. Two (0.2%) and 4 (8.0%) of these patients had the major osteoporotic risk of more than 15% and hip fracture risk of more than 3%, respectively [Table1]. In the same cohort who received DEXA, the risks for major osteoporotic (p < 0.001) and hip (p < 0.001) fracture were significantly lower in men with DEXA than in those without DEXA.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our results suggest that FRAX combined with DEXA might prevent unnecessary osteoporosis medication in prostate cancer patients.
Copyright:
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