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Aspirin use associated with lower risk of cancer death for men with
prostate cancer
http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=10380&Section=Disease&source=DHB_101105&key=Body+Title
NewsRx.com
11-04-10
Men with prostate cancer who take anticoagulants like aspirin in
addition to radiation therapy or surgery may be able to cut their risk
of dying of the disease by more than half, according to a large study
presented on November 3, 2010, at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego. The
study involved more than 5,000 men with localized cancer whose disease
had not spread beyond the prostate gland (see also Prostate Cancer).
"Evidence has shown that anticoagulants may interfere with cancer
growth and spread," Kevin Choe, M.D., Ph.D., lead author of the study
and a radiation oncologist at University of Texas Southwestern Medical
School in Dallas, said. "If the major effect of anticoagulants is
preventing metastasis (the ability of cancer cells to spread to other
parts of the body), this may be why previous clinical trials with
anticoagulation medications produced mixed results, since most
patients in these trials already had metastasis. If the cancer has
already metastasized, then anticoagulants may not be as beneficial."
Researchers evaluated data from the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic
Urological Research Endeavor (CaPSURE) database to investigate the
effect of anticoagulation medications (aspirin, warfarin, clopidogrel
and/or enoxaparin) on the risk of dying from prostate cancer among men
whose cancer has not metastasized.
The study involved 5,275 men whose cancer had not spread beyond the
prostate gland (localized prostate cancer) and were treated with
surgery or radiation, two of the most common treatment modalities for
prostate cancer. Of these patients, 1,982 were taking anticoagulants.
Patients were classified as having high-, intermediate- or low-risk
disease.
Results of the study show that the use of anticoagulants among
prostate cancer patients treated with either surgery or radiation
reduced the risk of dying from the disease from 10 percent to 4
percent at 10 years. The risk of developing bone metastasis was also
reduced. In addition, findings reveal that the benefit appeared even
greater among patients diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer. This
is exciting news as patients with high-risk disease have the most
aggressive cancer, with a high likelihood of dying from the disease,
and the treatment options are currently limited.
The study also found that the benefit was most prominent with aspirin,
compared to other anticoagulants.
Choe said, "Findings from this study are promising, however, further
studies are necessary before the addition of aspirin to prostate
cancer therapy becomes standard treatment."
Keywords: American Society for Radiation Oncology, Antiplatelet
Agents, Aspirin, Benzoic Acids, Carboxylic Acids, Coagulation
Modifiers, Drug Classes, Drugs, Hematology, Hydroxy Acids, Oncology,
Organic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors,
Prostate Cancer, Prostatic Neoplasms, Salicylic Acids, Surgery,
Therapy, Treatment.
This article was prepared by Clinical Trials Week editors from staff
and other reports. Copyright 2010, Clinical Trials Week via
NewsRx.com.
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