Background: The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of visceral metastases in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) treated with abiraterone.
Materials & methods: All CRPC patients received abiraterone 1000 mg daily plus prednisone 10 mg orally daily. Liver and lung metastases were considered as visceral metastases.
Results: Of 265 CRPC patients, 49 had visceral metastases. Results on progression-free survival were not significantly different in patients with or without visceral metastases. Conversely, the median overall survival between the two groups was 12.4 and 18.5 months (p = 0.01), respectively, and median overall survival of patients with liver-only disease versus other sites was 10.5 versus 18.5 months (p = 0.006), respectively.
Conclusion: Visceral disease appears to be an important predictor of clinical outcome in CRPC patients treated with abiraterone.
Keywords: abiraterone acetate; castration-resistant prostate cancer; liver; survival; visceral metastases.