A prognostic index model for predicting overall survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with abiraterone acetate after docetaxel Journal Article


Authors: Chi, K. N.; Kheoh, T.; Ryan, C. J.; Molina, A.; Bellmunt, J.; Vogelzang, N. J.; Rathkopf, D. E.; Fizazi, K.; Kantoff, P. W.; Li, J.; Azad, A. A.; Eigl, B. J.; Heng, D. Y. C.; Joshua, A. M.; de Bono, J. S.; Scher, H. I.
Article Title: A prognostic index model for predicting overall survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with abiraterone acetate after docetaxel
Abstract: Background: Few prognostic models for overall survival (OS) are available for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) treated with recently approved agents. We developed a prognostic index model using readily available clinical and laboratory factors from a phase III trial of abiraterone acetate (hereafter abiraterone) in combination with prednisone in post-docetaxel mCRPC. Patients and methods: Baseline data were available from 762 patients treated with abiraterone-prednisone. Factors were assessed for association with OS through a univariate Cox model and used in a multivariate Cox model with a stepwise procedure to identify those of significance. Data were validated using an independent, external, population-based cohort. Results: Six risk factors individually associated with poor prognosis were included in the final model: lactate dehydrogenase > upper limit of normal (ULN) [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.31], Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 2 (HR = 2.19), presence of liver metastases (HR = 2.00), albumin ≤4 g/dl (HR = 1.54), alkaline phosphatase > ULN (HR = 1.38) and time from start of initial androgen-deprivation therapy to start of treatment ≤36 months (HR = 1.30). Patients were categorized into good (n = 369, 46%), intermediate (n = 321, 40%) and poor (n = 107, 13%) prognosis groups based on the number of risk factors and relative HRs. The C-index was 0.70 ± 0.014. The model was validated by the external dataset (n = 286). Conclusion: This analysis identified six factors used to model survival in mCRPC and categorized patients into three distinct risk groups. Prognostic stratification with this model could assist clinical practice decisions for follow-up and monitoring, and may aid in clinical trial design. Trial registration numbers: NCT00638690. © Janssen R&D 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology.
Keywords: survival; risk; abiraterone acetate; prognostic; castration-resistant prostate cancer
Journal Title: Annals of Oncology
Volume: 27
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0923-7534
Publisher: Oxford University Press  
Date Published: 2016-03-01
Start Page: 454
End Page: 460
Language: English
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv594
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC4769990
PUBMED: 26685010
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 4 April 2016 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Dana Elizabeth Rathkopf
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  2. Howard Scher
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