[Efficacy of tamsulosin for treating lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with advanced prostate cancer].

RELEVANCE

From the moment of their first use to the present day, -adrenoblockers remain the most popular medication in urology. Indications for their clinical use for various pathological conditions are constantly expanding.

AIM

To compare the efficacy of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) alone and ADT with concomitant use of tamsulosin in treating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and to estimate the efficacy and safety of tamsulosin in relieving voiding dysfunction symptoms in patients with advanced PCa treated for 6 months.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This paper presents data from a randomized, open, single-center trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of tamsulosin co-administered with ADT for LUTS in patients with advanced prostate cancer. The study comprised 50 people aged below 75 years. In the first group of patients (n=25), ADT was used as a monotherapy, in the second group (n=25) ADT with concurrent administration of the -adrenoblocker. The duration of treatment was 6 months.

RESULTS

Both groups showed an improvement in the severity of LUTS, decrease in the total I-PSS score and residual urine volume and increase in the urinary flow rate. At the same time, co-administration of ADT and -adrenoblocker resulted in greater and faster relief of LUTS than using ADT alone. There were no significant side effects in any of the groups.

CONCLUSIONS

Co-administration of ADT and the -blocker is an effective and safe treatment for advanced prostate cancer in patients with LUTS.