title: The 3rd Conference on Asian Trends in Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy.
abstract: From its inception in 2001, the Conference on Asian Trends in Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy has served as an annual forum for Asian urologists to compare data on prostate cancer and to discuss issues regarding the use of hormone therapy. The 3rd conference, held in Tokyo in December 2003, began with participants from China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan presenting QOL data deriving from a survey of patients with prostate cancer. For this purpose, each country translated the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) questionnaire into its own language. Although the surveys conducted in each country included a heterogeneous cohort of patients and gave very mixed results, the trial of FACT-P in Asian countries seemed propitious and in future may provide insights that could prove beneficial to patients. Day 2 of the conference included 2 discussions, focusing on the most appropriate number of biopsy cores and the implementation of prospective trials involving the collaboration of Asian countries, respectively. In the latter discussion, although a varied assortment of proposals were put forth, the participants generally agreed that any collaborative study must be a prospective outcome study conducted in a relatively short time not exceeding 2-3 years, and that patient registration should be done using the Internet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan. akazah@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akaza
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Shu-Jen
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kuang-Kuo
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Han-Yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hinotsu
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirao
authors.forename: Sung-Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Choung-Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Wun-Jae
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Joung-Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rim
authors.forename: Doddy M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Soebadi
authors.forename: Jae Mann
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Taiji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: Rainy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Umbas
authors.forename: Michiyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.forename: Shujie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Chi-Rei
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jin Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Liqun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000813:Anilides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001208:Asia; D001706:Biopsy; D003625:Data Collection; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000819:agonists*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000639:trends; D009570:Nitriles; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014105:Tosyl Compounds
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D000813:Anilides; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D009570:Nitriles; D014105:Tosyl Compounds; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; C053541:bicalutamide