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Partial Androgen Suppression Consequent to Increased Secretion of Adrenal Androgens in a Patient with Prostate Cancer Treated with Long-Acting Gnrh Agonists Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (2009) 12, 100–103 & 2009 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved 1365-7852/09 $32.00 www.nature.com/pcan CASE REPORT Partial androgen suppression consequent to increased secretion of adrenal androgens in a patient with prostate cancer treated with long-acting GnRH agonists IM Spitz1, B Chertin2, A Fridmans2, A Farkas2, A Belanger3, H Hartman1 and F Labrie3 1The Institute of Hormone Research, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; 2Department of Urology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel and 3The Oncology and Molecular Endocrinology Research Center, Laval University Medical Center, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada We present a case report of a patient with prostate cancer who failed to demonstrate consistent testosterone suppression to castration levels and incomplete suppression of serum prostate-specific antigen, although treated with gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists for 48 months. Serum dehydroepiandrosterone , dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, as well as the androgen metabolite, androsterone glucuronide, were elevated compared to the other patients. The present data suggest that those prostate cancer patients who have even marginally elevated adrenal androgens may especially benefit from combined androgen blockade. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (2009) 12, 100–103; doi:10.1038/pcan.2008.15; published online 24 June 2008 Keywords: testosterone suppression; combined androgen blockade; metastatic disease; castration level; LHRH agonists; histrelin implants Introduction blocks T and dihydrotestosterone action at the tissue level. Combined androgen blockade gives results superior to Prostate cancer has been known to be androgen sensitive administration of GnRH analogs alone.2,4–6 since the pioneering studies of Huggins and Hodges1 In this report, we describe a patient with prostate conducted over 60 years ago. Over 90% of circulating cancer who failed to demonstrate complete serum testosterone (T) arises from the testis under stimulation testosterone suppression on GnRH agonists and demon- by luteinizing hormone (LH) secreted by the gonado- strated increased adrenal androgen production. trophs of the anterior pituitary.2 LH secretion in turn is controlled by gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) secreted by the hypothalamus. There is, however, Case presentation and management an important component of androgens, which arises This patient has been previously reported together with from the adrenals. These include the inactive steroids 14 other patients who were all treated with a prototype D androstenedione ( 4), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) histrelin implant with different polymer dimensions and and DHEA sulphate (DHEAS), which are metabolized to release rates than that of the recently marketed Vantas testosterone and dihydrotestosterone both in the prostate 7,8 2,3 Histrelin Implant. LH, T and prostate-specific antigen itself and other tissues. (PSA) levels during treatment in the index patient were Suppression of testicular androgens is a recognized form 1,2,4 also compared to the 14 other patients in the original of treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. This can be study.8 Serum levels of D4, DHEA, DHEAS and achieved by surgical castration, orchiectomy or more 2,5 androsterone glucuronide were measured on five occa- recently, with GnRH agonists or antagonists. These sions during the course of histrelin implant exposure in treatment modalities, however, do not inhibit adrenal 2,5 this patient and another 24 samples were also measured androgen production. Labrie et al. have pioneered from other men. It was, thus, possible to compare LH, combined androgen blockade, where a pure antiandrogen T, PSA and adrenal androgen levels in the index is given together with a GnRH analog. The antiandrogen patient with the other patients in the same study. Androsterone glucuronide is the main metabolite of androgens.2,9 LH, T, PSA, D4, DHEA, DHEAS and Correspondence: Dr B Chertin, Department of Urology, Shaare Zedek androsterone glucuronide were measured by previously Medical Center, PoB 3235, Jerusalem 91031, Israel. described methods.9,10 The lower limits of sensitivity of E-mail: [email protected] À1 À1 Received 17 December 2007; accepted 14 February 2008; published the LH and T assays were 0.1 mIU ml and 0.1 ng ml , 8,10 online 24 June 2008 respectively. Partial androgen suppression in a patient with prostate cancer IM Spitz et al A 75—year-old male was referred to the urological 0.33 ng mlÀ1 values, which slightly exceeded castration 101 outpatient clinic with an elevated PSA (31.7 ng mlÀ1). His levels. It should be noted that only two measurements of medical history was unremarkable except for glaucoma, T were above castration levels in 297 blood samples a hiatus hernia and a partial gastrectomy for peptic taken in the other 14 patients (Table 1). PSA levels disease 20 years earlier. Prostate needle biopsies were decreased in the index patient but never below the positive for adenocarcinoma (Gleason grading 4 þ 4). No normal upper range (4 ng mlÀ1) except for a total of nine evidence of macroscopic metastatic disease was found on determinations when levels ranged between 3.1 and CT and bone scan. Therefore, the patient was diagnosed 3.9 ng mlÀ1. On seven of these occasions, the patient was as prostate cancer stage T3bN0M0 and hormonal treat- also receiving bicalutamide. In contrast in the 280 ment was initiated with the nonsteroidal antiandrogen samples of the other 14 patients, following suppression flutamide. Two weeks later, two histrelin implants were and until escape in 4 patients, 272 samples were below inserted subcutaneously into his right upper arm. Three 3ngmlÀ1and 8 ranged from 3.1 to 3.9 ng mlÀ1 (Table 1). weeks after implant insertion, flutamide was stopped In the index patient, all samples of DHEA, DHEAS and due to the development of persistent diarrhea. After ADT-G were more than 2 s.e.m. higher than the mean in the GnRH agonist implants were removed (Figure 1), the six control subjects. Moreover, three of the five D4 the patient was given bicalutamide for 1 week and levels in the index patient also exceeded those of the bimonthly GnRH agonist injections with buserelin 6.6 mg controls (Figure 2). (Superfact depot, Sanofi-Aventis, Paris, France) were started. A further 7-day course of bicalutamide was then given at 48 months and the study monitoring ceased; the Discussion patient continued on buserelin injections. Despite re- peated requests, the patient refused any further investi- Failure of complete serum T suppression may be related gations. to lack of compliance, inadequate dose of GnRH agonist, Luteinizing hormone and testosterone increased tran- increased testicular sensitivity to LH, a tumor secreting siently and then fell following the first GnRH agonist an hCG-like material or increased adrenal androgen injection and removal of the implant. LH levels secretion resulting in leakage into the blood stream of decreased below 0.2 mIU mlÀ1 in all 38 samples from excess androgen production in peripheral tissues.11,12 the index patient as well as in all 302 samples taken from The cause in this patient appears to be related to an the 14 other patients who had the same histrelin implant increased adrenal androgen production. The adrenal (Table 1). A total of 33 T levels in the index patient were androgens, notably DHEA and DHEAS and to some also below castration levels (0.2 ng mlÀ1). However, on extent D4, were higher in the index patient than the seven occasions, serum T levels ranged from 0.25 to group of patients receiving the same treatment. Similarly, Figure 1 Clinical course of index patient (endocrine parameters). (a) Serum luteinizing hormone (LH), (b) Serum testosterone (Test) and (c) Serum-specific prostate antigen (PSA) levels. The insertion and removal of the two histrelin implants are marked by arrows. Time of administration of flutamide and bicalutamide is also indicated. Values are depicted on a log scale. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases Partial androgen suppression in a patient with prostate cancer IM Spitz et al 102 the serum levels of the androgen metabolite (ADT-G) PSA levels transiently decreased below 4 ng mlÀ1 in were also higher in the index patient. Although these the patient when bicalutamide was added to the levels were increased, they were still in the normal range therapeutic regimen, thus, indicating that the addi- for a male of this age group. tion of bicalutamide induced a greater degree of Of interest is that compared to other patients given androgen blockade as well demonstrated in a series of the same treatment, the serum PSA levels although clinical studies.2,4,6 This might be a fortuitous finding suppressed, never decreased below 3 ng mlÀ1whereas but since the histrelin serum levels were constantly 32 of the 41 samples analyzed were above 4.0 ng mlÀ1. within the therapeutic range throughout the study This is in contrast to all the other treated patients. Serum period (data not shown) it is likely that the addition of bicalutamide had a positive effect on the decrease of the PSA levels. It should be mentioned that serum T levels in this Table 1 Number of measurements of luteinizing hormone (LH), patient were markedly suppressed and were only testosterone (T) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the index intermittently above castration levels. This could only patient and the other 14 patients following testicular androgen be discovered in a research setting where multiple blood suppression with histrelin sampling was performed. This would not be expected to be detected in the average clinic, where serum T is Levels Index patienta 14 other patients generally not even measured and patients are monitored LH (mIU mlÀ1) only by PSA. 0.2 mIU mlÀ1 and below 38 302b The present results suggest that combined androgen 40.2 mIU mlÀ1 00blockade may offer even greater benefits in those patients who have even marginally elevated serum T (ng mlÀ1) À1 c adrenal androgens.
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