Kenrick Ng1,2, Peter Wilson1, Katherine Mutsvangwa1, Luke Hounsome3, Jonathan Shamash4. 1. Department of Medical Oncology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK. 2. UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK. 3. National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, Public Health England, London, UK. 4. Department of Medical Oncology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK. jonathan.shamash2@nhs.net.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer in black men is associated with poorer outcomes than their white counterparts. However, most studies reporting this disparity were conducted in localized prostate cancer and primarily in the United States. METHODS: Data regarding prostate cancer incidence and mortality for East London between 2008 and 2010 were obtained from the UK National Disease Registration Service. We further evaluated survival outcomes of 425 cases of mCRPC in St Bartholomew's Hospital, East London, between 1997 and 2016, and analyzed whether ethnicity impacted on responses to different treatment types. RESULTS: The incidence of prostate cancer in black men was higher than white men in East London. Prostate cancer-specific mortality was proportional to incidence based on ethnic groups. In the detailed analysis of 425 patients, 103 patients (24%) were black (B), and the remainder white (W). Baseline characteristics were comparable in both groups, although black patients had a lower baseline hemoglobin (p < 0.001). Median overall survival for the total cohort was 25.5 months (B) vs 21.8 months (W) (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.81, p = 0.08). There was prolonged survival in the black population in those who only received hormone-based treatment throughout their treatment course; 39.7 months (B) vs 17.1 months (W) (HR = 0.54, p = 0.019). CONCLUSION: Black men may do better than white men with mCRPC, in the context of equal access to healthcare. The study also suggests a greater margin of benefit of hormone-based therapy in the black subpopulation.
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer in black men is associated with poorer outcomes than their white counterparts. However, most studies reporting this disparity were conducted in localized prostate cancer and primarily in the United States. METHODS: Data regarding prostate cancer incidence and mortality for East London between 2008 and 2010 were obtained from the UK National Disease Registration Service. We further evaluated survival outcomes of 425 cases of mCRPC in St Bartholomew's Hospital, East London, between 1997 and 2016, and analyzed whether ethnicity impacted on responses to different treatment types. RESULTS: The incidence of prostate cancer in black men was higher than white men in East London. Prostate cancer-specific mortality was proportional to incidence based on ethnic groups. In the detailed analysis of 425 patients, 103 patients (24%) were black (B), and the remainder white (W). Baseline characteristics were comparable in both groups, although black patients had a lower baseline hemoglobin (p < 0.001). Median overall survival for the total cohort was 25.5 months (B) vs 21.8 months (W) (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.81, p = 0.08). There was prolonged survival in the black population in those who only received hormone-based treatment throughout their treatment course; 39.7 months (B) vs 17.1 months (W) (HR = 0.54, p = 0.019). CONCLUSION: Black men may do better than white men with mCRPC, in the context of equal access to healthcare. The study also suggests a greater margin of benefit of hormone-based therapy in the black subpopulation.
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