Abstract:
Objective To assess the efficacy and toxicities of carboplatin + etoposide (CE) regimens combined with abiraterone + prednisone (AAP) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) after progression with docetaxel + prednisone (DP) regimens chemotherapy and novel hormone therapy (NHT).
Methods Retrospective analysis of mCRPC treated with DP regimens chemotherapy and/or NHT after progression, received CE regimens with AAP every 3 weeks for one cycle×6 cycles. The outcome were prostate specific antigen (PSA) response rate, time to PSA progression (TTPP), radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), 30% reduction in PSA, 90% reduction in PSA, the objective response remission rate and overall survival (OS).
Results From March 2019 to February 2024, 37 eligible mCRPC patients were admitted to Cancer Hospital of Huanxing Chaoyang District Beijing and National Cancer Center/National Cancer Clinical Research Center/Cancer Hospital. After progression, CE regimens combined with AAP regimens was used for treatment. The median follow-up was 12.0(3.0-57.0) months. The median treatment cycle was 4 cycles. The PSA response rate was 42.1%. The median TTPP was 4.0 months; the median rPFS was 8.9 months and the median OS was 15.0 months. The objective remission rate was 24.3%, the proportion of 30% decrease in PSA was 59.5%, and the proportion of 90% decrease in PSA was 16.2%. As for treatment side effects, 10 cases had grade 3 or higher adverse reactions.
Conclusions CE regimens combined with AAP for mCRPC patients who failed DP regimens chemotherapy and/or NHT initially showed good clinical efficacy and tolerability. Additional sample size and follow-up time are needed to further validate the efficacy.