The management of patients with prostate cancer (PCa) is established in clinical practice guidelines, which are based on randomized studies according to the level of evidence. In Spain, the degree of compliance with these guidelines in clinical practice is unknown.
To describe the profiles of PCa patients at the time of diagnosis and the management of patients with localized PCa and those with BCR in Spain.
A medical survey was conducted in specialized care (85 urologists [UROs], 64 radiation oncologists [ROs], and 21 medical oncologists [MOs]). Three questionnaires were developed for this study with 22 (UROs and ROs) or 21 questions (MOs).
The annual incidence of PCa was 24,057 in participating hospitals (N = 131). The extrapolated annual incidence in Spain is 40,531 cases. The estimated prevalence of PCa in Spain is 221,689. Of note, 79% and 80% of patients seen by UROs and ROs, respectively had localized PCa at diagnosis. Biopsy was the most used diagnostic test among the three specialties, followed by abdominopelvic computer tomography. More than 90% of patients with BCR underwent standard tests. Next generation imaging tests and PET-choline/PSMA are still used residually. Most patients with localized PCa are currently treated with either surgery or radiotherapy, while for BCR patients, UROs and ROs prefer radiotherapy and MOs androgen deprivation therapy alone or in combination.
This study describes patient profiles at the time of diagnosis and provides an overview of the current therapeutic management of localized PCa and BCR in clinical practice in Spain.
Actas urologicas espanolas. 2023 Aug 11 [Epub ahead of print]
R Correa, N Vidal, A Quesada-García, R Marcos, J Muñoz Del Toro, J Muñoz-Rodríguez
Servicio de Oncología Radioterápica, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria Campus Universitario de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain., Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain., Departamento de Asuntos Médicos, Janssen, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: ., Departamento de Inteligencia de Negocios, Janssen, Madrid, Spain., Departmento de Asuntos Médicos y Regulatorios, Janssen, Porto Salvo, Portugal., Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.