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Table 3 Physician-stated choices for management of prostate cancer patients who no longer respond to their first LHRH agonist

From: Treatment patterns and characteristics of European patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer

Therapy prescribed

France (n = 23)

Germany (n = 31)

Italy (n = 17)

Spain (n = 14)

UK (n = 30)

Total (n = 115)

LHRH agonist + anti-androgen

8 (35)

13 (42)

12 (71)

3 (21)

21 (70)

57 (50)

LHRH agonist alone

6 (26)

9 (29)

4 (24)

2 (14)

2 (7)

23 (20)

Anti-androgen alone

3 (13)

7 (23)

0 (0)

7 (50)

5 (17)

22 (19)

Other*

6 (26)

2 (6)

1 (6)

2 (14)

2 (7)

13 (11)

  1. Data are n (% of physicians).
  2. *Oestrogen, other non-specified hormone therapy, chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody.