Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
Volume 48, Issue 10, Pages 3325-3334Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-021-05283-6
Keywords
Alkaline phosphatase; Biomarker; Bone metastases; Castration-resistant prostate cancer; Radium-223; Prognostic variables
Funding
- Radboud University Medical Center
- Swedish Cancer Society
- Cancer Society of Stockholm
- King Gustav V Jubilee Fund
- Stockholm County Council
- Bayer Health Care Sweden and The Netherlands
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The study showed that early treatment-induced changes in ALP after one radium-223 injection were associated with overall survival in metastatic CRPC patients.
Purpose Radium-223 is a life-prolonging therapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients with symptomatic bone metastases. However, validated biomarkers for response monitoring are lacking. The study aim was to investigate whether early alkaline phosphatase (ALP) dynamics after the first radium-223 injection can act as surrogate marker for overall survival (OS). Methods This retrospective multicenter study included consecutive CRPC patients treated with radium-223. Patients were divided into four subgroups based on baseline ALP level (normal/elevated) and early ALP response, defined as >= 10% ALP decrease after the first radium-223 injection. Primary endpoint was OS among the subgroups. Secondary endpoints included time to first skeletal-related event, time to ALP progression, and treatment completion rate. Results A total of 180 patients were included for analysis. Median OS was 13.5 months (95% confidence interval 11.5-15.5). Patients with elevated baseline ALP without ALP response after the first injection had significantly worse OS when compared to all other patients (median OS 7.9 months versus 15.7 months, hazard ratio 2.56, 95% confidence interval 1.73-3.80, P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that elevated baseline ALP without ALP response after the first injection, the number of prior systemic therapies, baseline LDH level, and baseline ECOG performance status were prognostic factors of OS. Patients with elevated baseline ALP without ALP response after the first injection had significantly shorter times to ALP progression and first skeletal-related event, and more frequently discontinued radium-223 therapy when compared to other patients. Conclusion Early treatment-induced changes in ALP after one radium-223 injection were associated with OS in metastatic CRPC patients.
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