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For a patient with localized high risk prostate cancer with high risk Decipher score receiving ADT and abiraterone, is there any value of continuing ADT and abiraterone beyond two years?

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Medical Oncology · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Since the trial (STAMPEDE) stopped abi at 2 years, that is the longest duration that I use.

In the mHSPC setting, we are seeing many patients stay on their first-line treatment for many years (often longer than 2 years). This has made me more cognizant of the long-term effects of abi/prednisone (accelerating sarcopenia, bone loss, and skin thinning). I suggest staying to 2 years.

The other question that I don't understand is the duration of ADT for these men. In the trial, they used ADT for 3 years and abi for 2. That seems unusual to me. I often stop both at 2 years. Not sure that is the correct thing to do. Based on ADT/XRT in the localized disease setting, 2 years seems a reasonable duration of ADT from that data so I feel comfortable stopping early to maximize quality of life. 

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Radiation Oncology · Lafayette Radiation Center
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I assume you are treating per STAMPEDE platform i.e., N+ or (recently) high risk N0. The trial didn't go past 2 years abi. Toxicity can be substantial and with PSMA PET, I have stopped at 2 years or sooner and conducted vigilant surveillance.