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. 2017 Jun 5;6(5):R80–R86. doi: 10.1530/EC-17-0081

Table 2.

Summary of previous published cases of small-cell (neuroendocrine) prostate cancer.

Author Year Patient age Stage Prior hx adenoCa MR blockade CS treatment Chemotherapy Survival from CS dx Cause of death
Webster (7) 1959 68 Metastatic 2 months prior No No No <1 week Sepsis
Wise (23) 1965 58 Metastatic 38 months prior No Bilateral adrenalectomy No Approx. 2 months Not stated
Hall (37) 1968 63 Metastatic 36 months prior No No No 2 months Coma, hypotension
Newmark (26) 1973 57 Metastatic 48 months prior Yes Mitotane, metyrapone No 8 days Sepsis
Lovern (24) 1975 66 Metastatic 48 months prior No Bilateral adrenalectomy No 3 months Liver failure secondary metastatic disease
Wenk (27) 1977 62 Locally advanced 8 months prior No No No 23 days Sepsis
Molland (38) 1978 76 Locally advanced No Not stated Not stated No 4 weeks Coma? cause
Statham (39) 1981 63 Metastatic 36 months prior No Metyrapone No 2 months Renal failure
Vuitch (28) 1981 70 Metastatic 23 months prior Not stated Not stated Not stated 2 months Aspergillus
Carey (35) 1984 66 Metastatic No Not stated Not stated Doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide* 22 days Bronchopneumonia
Ghali (29) 1984 76 Metastatic No No Mitotane No 6 weeks Bronchopneumonia
Slater (30) 1985 69 Locally advanced No No No No 1 week Sepsis
Fjellestad-Paulsen (36) 1988 63 Metastatic No No Ketoconazole No 6 days Not stated
Haukaas (40) 1999 74 Metastatic 4 months prior Yes Metyrapone No 80 days Sepsis
Rickman (41) 2001 69 Metastatic 24 months prior Yes Ketoconazole No 1 month Not known
Hussein (31) 2002 53 Metastatic 9 months prior Yes Ketoconazole No 2.5 months Not stated
Nimalasena (42) 2008 64 Locally advanced 26 months prior No Ketoconazole, metyrapone No 3.5 months Not stated
Nimalasena (42) 2008 52 Metastatic 10 months prior No Ketoconazole, metyrapone, octreotide Epirubicine, carboplatin, 5FU 1 month Not stated
Alwani (25) 2009 62 Metastatic No No Mifepristone, bilateral adrenalectomy No 3 weeks Sepsis
Alshaikh (32) 2010 70 Locally advanced No No Ketoconazole, metyrapone Cisplatin, etoposide 6 months Sepsis
Rueda-Camino (17) 2016 63 Metastatic No No Ketoconazole Cisplatin, etoposide 12 months Brain metastases
Shrosbree (33) 2016 71 Metastatic Not stated No Metyrapone Carboplatin, etoposide Not stated Not stated
Ramalingam (34) 2016 51 Metastatic 2 months prior Yes Ketoconazole Cisplatin, etoposide 12 months Not stated
Balestrieri (15) 2016 75 Locally advanced No Yes Ketoconazole, metyrapone, octreotide No 3 months Intestinal perforation
Current case 71 Metastatic No Yes Ketoconazole, metyrapone, octreotide Carboplatin, etoposide 9 months Metastatic disease
*

Died shortly after first dose.

AdenoCa, prostate adenocarcinoma; CS, Cushing’s syndrome; dx, diagnosis; hx, history; MR, mineralocorticoid.