A 67-Year-Old Man With Metastatic Castrate-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

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Expert perspectives on the identification and management of metastatic castrate-sensitive prostate cancer in a 67-year-old man.

Case: A 67-Year-Old Male with Metastatic Castrate-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Initial presentation

  • A 67-year-old active man presented with intermittent back pain and loss of appetite
  • PMH: unremarkable
  • FH: the patient’s father suffered a myocardial infarction at age 69; paternal grandmother had dementia; no known family history of cancer
  • PE: DRE revealed asymmetric enlarged prostate; PE otherwise unremarkable

Clinical workup

  • Core needle biopsy with TRUS showed adenocarcinoma of prostate
    • Stage T2N0M1b
    • Grade group 3
  • Bone scan reveal 3 spinal lesions (T10, L2, L3) and 1 near the left iliac crest
  • Abdominal and pelvic CT scan showed no other organ metastases
  • PSA 24.9 ng/mL

Treatment and Follow-Up

  • The patient was counselled on treatment options; he expressed concern regarding long-term AR exposure
  • DOCE + ADT was initiated, 6 cycles were well-tolerated; PSA 6.2 ng/mL
  • 2-year follow-up PSA 10.8 ng/mL; continued treatment regimen
    • 5 months later he reported increasing back pain and difficulty walking
    • PSA 21.4 ng/mL
    • PSADT 5.1 months
    • No new bone lesions on imaging
  • Abiraterone 1000 mg PO qDay + prednisone 5 mg PO q12hr was initiated
  • 1 year later PSA 30.2 ng/mL
    • Abdominal/pelvic CT showed multiple new small liver lesions, 1 new vertebral lesion and 1 new appendicular lesion
  • Treatment with cabazitaxel 20 mg/m2 IV q3W + prednisone 10 mg PO qDay was initiated
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