mCRPC Treated With Radium-223 Therapy
January 2015
H&P:
- A 71-year old gentleman presented with urinary incontinence
- Past medical history: HBP controlled with lisinopril
- On digital rectal examination prostate was enlarged
- Patient was asymptomatic
Imaging:
- Transrectal ultrasound and biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland with a Gleason score 9 [4+5] with 9 of 12 cores positive
- CT scan was negative for metastases
- He was started on a 3-month depot injection of leuprolide 22.5 mg and treated with 7800 cGy IMRT
April 2016
- Patient returned for 3-month injection; his PSA level increased to 47 ng/mL
- CT/Bone scans were negative for metastases
- He was started on enzalutamide
October 2016
- 6 months later the patient complained of severe fatigue and lower back pain
- Imaging with CT and bone scan showed multiple metastases of the spine and pelvis
- PSA levels increased to 76 ng/mL
- ALP, 268 U/I
- Radium-223 therapy was initiated in addition to continuing enzalutamide
- After 3 infusions of radium-223
- PSA declined to 31 ng/mL
- ALP decreased to 80 U/l
- CT scan showed no new bone metastases
- Fatigue decreased, and patient’s physical activity increased