Goserelin Acetate with or without Antiandrogen or Estrogen in the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial in Japan

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Objective: The aims of this randomized, controlled study were to investigate the efficacy and safety of long-term monotherapy with the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist goserelin acetate compared with both short- and long-term combined androgen blockade. Methods: Patients with advanced prostate cancer (n = 371) were randomized to treatment with goserelin acetate alone or a combination of goserelin acetate plus either long-term or short-term antiandrogen (chlormadinone acetate) or short-term estrogen (diethylstilbestrol diphosphate). Results: There were no significant differences between the treatment groups with respect to objective progression, overall survival or disease-specific survival. Nevertheless, subgroup analysis suggested that patients with minimal disease or a good prognosis might benefit more from combined androgen blockade than other patients. Combined androgen blockade significantly reduced the incidence of disease flare compared with goserelin acetate treatment alone. Conclusions: Neither short- nor long-term combined androgen blockade had a survival advantage over goserelin acetate alone.

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