• Plos One · Jan 2013

    Effects of androgen deprivation on cerebral morphometry in prostate cancer patients--an exploratory study.

    • Herta H Chao, Sien Hu, Jaime S Ide, Edward Uchio, Sheng Zhang, Michal Rose, John Concato, and Chiang-Shan R Li.
    • Department of Internal Medicine & Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America ; Medical Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
    • Plos One. 2013 Jan 1; 8 (8): e72032.

    BackgroundAndrogen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a common treatment for non-metastatic, low-risk prostate cancer, but a potential side effect of ADT is impaired brain functioning. Previous work with functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated altered prefrontal cortical activations in cognitive control, with undetectable changes in behavioral performance. Given the utility of brain imaging in identifying the potentially deleterious effects of ADT on brain functions, the current study examined the effects of ADT on cerebral structures using high resolution MRI and voxel-based morphometry (VBM).MethodsHigh resolution T1 weighted image of the whole brain were acquired at baseline and six months after ADT for 12 prostate cancer patients and 12 demographically matched non-exposed control participants imaged at the same time points. Brain images were segmented into gray matter, white matter and cerebral ventricles using the VBM toolbox as implemented in Statistical Parametric Mapping 8.ResultsCompared to baseline scan, prostate cancer patients undergoing ADT showed decreased gray matter volume in frontopolar cortex, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and primary motor cortex, whereas the non-exposed control participants did not show such changes. In addition, the decrease in gray matter volume of the primary motor cortex showed a significant correlation with longer reaction time to target detection in a working memory task.ConclusionsADT can affect cerebral gray matter volumes in prostate cancer patients. If replicated, these results may facilitate future studies of cognitive function and quality of life in men receiving ADT, and can also help clinicians weigh the benefits and risks of hormonal therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer.

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