Background/aim: Cabazitaxel is recommended as first-line treatment after docetaxel for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. However, the efficacy, adverse events and prognostic factors associated with cabazitaxel are unclear.
Patients and methods: This single-centre retrospective study including 30 patients with CRPC treated with cabazitaxel between 2014 and 2020 investigated efficacy, outcomes and prognostic factors.
Results: Fourteen patients had visceral metastases. The median cabazitaxel dose was 20 mg/m2 The prostate-specific antigen response rate, time to prostate-specific antigen response, and overall survival were 13.3%, 3.48 months, and 7.92 months, respectively. The rates of grade 3 or more neutropenia and febrile neutropenia were 20% and 6.7%, respectively. By multivariate analysis, sarcopenia and visceral metastasis at the time of cabazitaxel initiation were independent and significant factors conferring a poor prognosis.
Conclusion: The early introduction of cabazitaxel, prior to the development of sarcopenia and visceral metastasis, might contribute to improved prognosis in CRPC.
Keywords: Sarcopenia; cabazitaxel; castration-resistant prostate cancer; visceral metastasis.
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