Association Between Androgen Deprivation Therapy Use and Diagnosis of Dementia in Men With Prostate Cancer.
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ABSTRACT: Importance:The association between androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) exposure and dementia is uncertain. Objective:To analyze the association between ADT exposure and diagnosis of Alzheimer disease or dementia among elderly men with prostate cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants:This retrospective cohort study used data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare linked database. Participants were 154?089 elderly men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1996 and 2003. The analyses were conducted between November 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018. Exposure:Androgen deprivation therapy. Main Outcomes and Measures:Patients receiving ADT within 2 years of prostate cancer diagnosis were identified. Survival analysis was used to determine the association between ADT exposure and diagnosis of Alzheimer disease or dementia in the follow-up period. Propensity score and instrumental variable approaches were used to minimize measured and unmeasured selection bias. The association by dose of ADT was also examined. Results:Of the 295?733 men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1996 and 2003, 154?089 met the study criteria. Of these, 62?330 (mean [SD] age, 76.0 [6.0] years) received ADT within 2 years of prostate cancer diagnosis, and 91?759 (mean [SD] age, 74.3 [6.0] years) did not receive ADT. Mean (SD) follow-up was 8.3 (4.7) years. Exposure to ADT, compared with no ADT exposure, was associated with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (13.1% vs 9.4%; difference, 3.7%; 95% CI, 3.3%-3.9%; P?
SUBMITTER: Jayadevappa R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6613289 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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