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Greater bone involvement curbs survival after radioligand prostate cancer therapy


 

Key clinical point: Increased bone involvement was negatively correlated with overall survival after radioligand therapy for prostate cancer.

Major finding: The median overall survival for prostate cancer patients with less than 6 bone lesions, 6-20 lesions, more than 20 lesions, and diffuse lesions was 18 months, 13 months, 11 months, and 8 months, respectively.

Study details: The data come from 319 men with progressive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who underwent radioligand therapy with lutetium prostate-specific membrane antigen (Lu-PSMA-617).

Disclosures: The study received no outside funding. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose.

Source: Ahmadzadehfar H et al. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 May 25. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05383-3.

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