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- Title
Eliciting patient preferences for hormonal therapy options in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer.
- Authors
Lloyd, A.; Penson, D.; Dewilde, S.; Kleinman, L.
- Abstract
Treatment choices for metastatic prostate cancer are complex and can involve men balancing survival versus quality of life. The present study aims to elicit patient preferences with respect to the attributes of treatments for metastatic prostate cancer through a discrete choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire. Men with recently diagnosed localized prostate cancer were asked to envisage that they had metastatic disease when completing a survey. As expected, men with prostate cancer placed considerable importance on gains in survival; however, avoiding side effects of treatment was also clearly important. Survival gains should be considered alongside side effects when discussing treatment options in metastatic disease.Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (2008) 11, 153–159; doi:10.1038/sj.pcan.4500992; published online 17 July 2007
- Subjects
PATIENTS; HORMONE therapy; MEDICINE; PROSTATE cancer; EXOCRINE glands
- Publication
Prostate Cancer & Prostatic Diseases, 2008, Vol 11, Issue 2, p153
- ISSN
1365-7852
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.pcan.4500992