Hypothalamic 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 networkThe effects of androgen deprivation on working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients: The roles of hypothalamic connectivity
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Roy A, Summers C, Ahles T, Li C, Chao HH. The effects of androgen deprivation on working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients: The roles of hypothalamic connectivity. Cancer Medicine 2022, 11: 3425-3436. PMID: 35315585, PMCID: PMC9487881, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyMid-cingulate cortexEffects of ADTFunctional connectivityPrecentral gyrusN-back taskN-back performanceState functional connectivityMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreHypothalamic functional connectivityProspective observational studyNonmetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancer patientsCognitive Assessment scoreQuality of lifeSustain attentionAffective functionsDeprivation therapyHypothalamic connectivityYears of educationAndrogen deprivationCorrect response rateQOL scoresCancer patientsClinical correlates