2024
Androgen deprivation increases frontopolar cortical thickness in prostate cancer patients: an effect of early neurodegeneration?
Chaudhary S, Roy A, Summers C, Ahles T, Li C, Chao H. Androgen deprivation increases frontopolar cortical thickness in prostate cancer patients: an effect of early neurodegeneration? American Journal Of Cancer Research 2024, 14: 3652-3664. PMID: 39113873, PMCID: PMC11301281, DOI: 10.62347/wola8904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrontopolar cortexCortical thicknessWorking memoryAndrogen deprivation therapyN-back performanceN-back taskProstate cancer patientsYears of educationPublished routinesNeural consequencesBrain changesBrain morphologyMediation analysisCT changesConsequences of androgen deprivation therapyMonths of androgen deprivation therapyTestosterone level changesImpact of androgen deprivation therapyCancer patientsNon-metastatic prostate cancerTestosterone levelsResponse to androgen deprivationLong duration of treatmentBrain imagingNeurodegenerative changes
2022
Effects of androgen deprivation on white matter integrity and processing speed in prostate cancer patients.
Chaudhary S, Roy A, Summers C, Ahles T, Li C, Chao H. Effects of androgen deprivation on white matter integrity and processing speed in prostate cancer patients. American Journal Of Cancer Research 2022, 12: 4802-4814. PMID: 36381311, PMCID: PMC9641391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancer patientsWhite matter integrityCancer patientsAndrogen deprivationFractional anisotropyNon-metastatic prostate cancerSignificant FA changesImpaired white matter integrityPosterior corona radiataAnterior thalamic radiationDiffusion tensor imagingADT patientsDeprivation therapyProspective studyCorpus callosumProstate cancerCorona radiataYears of educationThalamic radiationPatientsWhole brainCognitive deficitsCognitive functionTensor imagingHypothalamic connectivities predict individual differences in ADT-elicited changes in working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients
Chaudhary S, Roy A, Summers C, Zhornitsky S, Ahles T, Li CR, Chao HH. Hypothalamic connectivities predict individual differences in ADT-elicited changes in working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 9567. PMID: 35688928, PMCID: PMC9187668, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13361-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancer patientsQuality of lifeCancer patientsCorrect response rateMonths of ADTLong-term androgen deprivation therapyResponse rateNon-metastatic prostate cancerMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreProspective observational studyState functional connectivityCognitive Assessment scoreDeprivation therapyHypothalamic connectivityAndrogen deprivationPrognostic markerProstate cancerGonadal axisObservational studyYears of educationQOL effectsControl groupQoLSalience network
2012
Effects of androgen deprivation on brain function in prostate cancer patients – a prospective observational cohort analysis
Chao HH, Uchio E, Zhang S, Hu S, Bednarski SR, Luo X, Rose M, Concato J, Li CS. Effects of androgen deprivation on brain function in prostate cancer patients – a prospective observational cohort analysis. BMC Cancer 2012, 12: 371. PMID: 22925152, PMCID: PMC3502584, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAndrogen AntagonistsAnilidesAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBrainCognitionCohort StudiesGoserelinHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsNitrilesProspective StudiesProstatic NeoplasmsPsychomotor PerformanceQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTosyl CompoundsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyFunctional magnetic resonance imagingProspective observational cohort analysisObservational cohort analysisN-back taskStop-signal taskCognitive controlProstate cancerBrain activationCohort analysisLow-risk prostate cancerNon-metastatic prostate cancerVeterans Affairs Medical CenterLong-term clinical implicationsBrain connectivityProstate cancer patientsPrefrontal cortical activationQuality of lifeFunctional brain connectivityMagnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexParticular clinical concernDeprivation therapyADT useAndrogen deprivation