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The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is increased for patients with prostate cancer who are pharmaceutically treated for depression
Wollersheim,B.M. Boekhout,A.H. van der Poel,H.G. van de Poll-Franse,Lonneke Schoormans,D.
Wollersheim,B.M.
Boekhout,A.H.
van der Poel,H.G.
van de Poll-Franse,Lonneke
Schoormans,D.
Abstract
Objective To examine the associations between pharmaceutically treated anxiety and depression and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) among 1‐year prostate cancer survivors. Patients and methods A registry‐based cohort study design was used to describe the risk of incident CVD in adult 1‐year prostate cancer survivors without a history of CVD. Patients with prostate cancer diagnosed between 1999 and 2011 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Drug dispenses were retrieved from the PHARMO Database Network and were used as proxy for CVD, anxiety, and depression. Data were analysed using Cox regression analysis to examine the risk associations between pharmaceutically treated anxiety and depression entered as a time‐varying predictor with incident CVD in 1‐year prostate cancer survivors, while controlling for age, traditional CVD risk factors, and clinical characteristics. Results Of the 5262 prostate cancer survivors, 327 (6%) developed CVD during the 13‐year follow‐up period. Prostate cancer survivors who were pharmaceutically treated for depression had an increased risk of incident CVD after full adjustment compared to prostate cancer survivors who were not pharmaceutically treated for depression (hazard ratio [HR] 1.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–2.15). The increased risk of incident CVD amongst those pharmaceutically treated for depression compared to those who were not pharmaceutically treated for depression, was only valid among: prostate cancer survivors who were aged ≤65 years (HR 2.91; 95% CI 1.52–5.55); those who were not treated with radiotherapy (HR 1.63; 95% CI 1.01–2.65); those who were treated with hormones (HR 1.76; 95% CI 1.09–2.85); those who were not operated upon (HR 1.55; 95% CI 1.07–2.25); and those with tumour stage III (HR 2.21; 95% CI 1.03–4.74) and stage IV (HR 2.47; 95% CI 1.03–5.89). Conclusion Patients with prostate cancer who were pharmaceutically treated for depression had a 51% increased risk of incident CVD after adjustment for anxiety, age, traditional CVD risk factors, and clinical characteristics. The results emphasise the need to pay attention to (pharmaceutically treated) depressed patients with prostate cancer prior to deciding on prostate cancer treatment and for a timely detection and treatment of CVD.
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Funding Information Partly funded by a Psychology Fellowship from the Dutch Cancer Society granted to Dounya Schoormans. Grant Number: UvT2013‐5893
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2020
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ADULTS, ANDROGEN-DEPRIVATION THERAPY, ANXIETY, ASSOCIATION, DEATH, MEN, METAANALYSIS, ONSET, PCSM, PREVALENCE, Prostate Cancer, SMOKING, anxiety, cardiovascular disease, depression, risk factors, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Wollersheim, B M, Boekhout, A H, van der Poel, H G, van de Poll-Franse, L & Schoormans, D 2020, 'The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is increased for patients with prostate cancer who are pharmaceutically treated for depression', BJU International, vol. 125, no. 3, pp. 433-441. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.14961
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