[Drastic changes in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer]

Lakartidningen. 2024 Apr 23:121:23194.
[Article in Swedish]

Abstract

The treatment of metastatic prostate cancer has seen drastic changes in the recent years with more intense treatment at initial diagnose. The new standard is combination therapy with castration as the backbone and the addition of new hormonal therapies with or without chemotherapy. For patients with minimal metastatic spread it is also recommended to give radiotherapy to the primary tumour. Since many patients now can look forward to longer survival it is paramount to take care of the side-effects of the treatments, where focus is on cardiovascular disease and bone health management. Precision medicine has started also in prostate cancer; testing of BRCA1/2 mutation is mandatory for treatment with PARP inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Review
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Androgen Antagonists / adverse effects
  • Androgen Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Orchiectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / pathology

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Antineoplastic Agents