Prostate Adenocarcinoma: TransCutaneous Hormones

The Prostate Adenocarcinoma: TransCutaneous Hormones (PATCH) study is a large randomized controlled trial in the United Kingdom of high-dose transdermal estradiol patches versus gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer in men.[1][2][3] It is specifically comparing three to four 100 μg/day estradiol patches (FemSeven or Progynova TS) against goserelin implants in approximately 2,200 men with prostate cancer.[1][4] The study was started in March 2006 and is estimated for completion in August 2021, with additional reports expected in 2023 and 2024.[1][4] Its objectives include comparison of survival, cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, pharmacological activity (e.g., suppression of testosterone levels), other side effects and toxicities, and quality of life.[1] A report on long-term cardiovascular outcomes was published in February 2021, and other reports for the study have also been published.[4]

Besides the PATCH trial, the Systemic Therapy in Advancing or Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Evaluation of Drug Efficacy (STAMPEDE) trial, also in the United Kingdom, added a high-dose transdermal estradiol patches arm with approximately 2,000 men in July 2017.[5][2][3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Prostate Adenocarcinoma TransCutaneous Hormones (PATCH)". ClinicalTrials.gov. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. ^ a b Gilbert, Duncan C.; Duong, Trinh; Sydes, Matthew; Bara, Anna; Clarke, Noel; Abel, Paul; James, Nick; Langley, Ruth; Parmar, Max (2018). "Transdermal oestradiol as a method of androgen suppression for prostate cancer within the STAMPEDE trial platform" (PDF). BJU International. 121 (5): 680–683\. doi:10.1111/bju.14153. ISSN 1464-4096. PMID 29388336. S2CID 13738982.
3. ^ a b Singla, Nirmish; Ghandour, Rashed A.; Raj, Ganesh V. (2019). "Investigational luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists and other hormonal agents in early stage clinical trials for prostate cancer". Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 28 (3): 249–259\. doi:10.1080/13543784.2019.1570130. ISSN 1354-3784. PMID 30649971. S2CID 58546028.
4. ^ a b c Langley RE, Gilbert DC, Duong T, Clarke NW, Nankivell M, Rosen SD, Mangar S, Macnair A, Sundaram SK, Laniado ME, Dixit S, Madaan S, Manetta C, Pope A, Scrase CD, Mckay S, Muazzam IA, Collins GN, Worlding J, Williams ST, Paez E, Robinson A, McFarlane J, Deighan JV, Marshall J, Forcat S, Weiss M, Kockelbergh R, Alhasso A, Kynaston H, Parmar M (February 2021). "Transdermal oestradiol for androgen suppression in prostate cancer: long-term cardiovascular outcomes from the randomised Prostate Adenocarcinoma Transcutaneous Hormone (PATCH) trial programme" (PDF). Lancet. 397 (10274): 581–591\. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00100-8. PMID 33581820. S2CID 231885186.
5. ^ "Systemic Therapy in Advancing or Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Evaluation of Drug Efficacy (STAMPEDE)". ClinicalTrials.gov. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

## External links

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* Prostate Adenocarcinoma TransCutaneous Hormones (PATCH) - ClinicalTrials.gov