Background
LHRH agonists decrease tumour size/activity by suppressing testosterone in prostate cancer; however, initial injection causes testosterone surge that triggers flare symptoms. Anti-androgen given with agonist may reduce/avoid flare symptoms.
When LHRH antagonist/blocker is introduced, testosterone suppression is immediate, but there is uncertainty about significance of flare symptoms without anti-androgen.
Objective
Systematic review compared significance of flare symptoms avoided and cost utility analysis using modelling comparing incremental value of blocker (degarelix) OR agonist (goserelin)+anti-androgen (bicalutamide) VERSUS agonist alone in prostate cancer patients.
Outcome
Incremental cost/QALY of bone pain as flare symptom between treatments
Results
Thirteen studies were reviewed. There was no standard definition for flare symptoms or data on LHRH antagonist versus other treatments on flare. From societal perspective, goserelin+bicalutamide was dominated over goserelin alone and similarly, from public perspective, goserelin+bicalutamide had favourable cost effectiveness profile against goserelin.
Conclusion
With bone pain as clinical endpoint, LHRH agonist+anti-androgen had favourable cost-effectiveness profile compared to goserelin.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/25707 |
| Date | 03 January 2011 |
| Creators | Poon, Yeesha |
| Contributors | Nauenberg, Eric |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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