[279909]
Pt has locally advanced, radiation and hormone refractory, prostate cancer. They presented with a very large tumor in the prostate that invaded and destroyed the rectum and urinary bladder. Pt had evidence of fistula between the rectum and bladder prior to treatment. Pt was enrolled on protocol # drug 89-002 and treated with re-irridation and hyperthermia which was completed five mos previously. Pt's tumor response was slow and consequent to the tumor-related fistula of the rectum pt underwent a colostomy in 2001, in another state. Pt had been doing well until last week when they informed rptr, on the telephone, of the development of a urinary fistula into the rectum. Pt is enrolled in a gene therapy protocol for refractory prostate cancer and is being followed there. Pt will be undergoing a ureteral hook-up procedure to the colostomy in 2002. Pt's repeat ct scans done have revealed significant tumor shrinkage and pt's serum psa has also decreased from 65 ng/ml prior to treatment to 15 ng/ml at the present time. The development of a fistula in this pt is tumor-related as large prostate tumor had invaded the rectum and urinary bladder prior to therapy. Initially pt developed the fistula due to persistent tumor and tumor destruction of the rectum and bladder. However, now the tumor is showing evidence of shrinkage (ct scan and serum psa response) and this is giving rise to the urinary fistula. Pts with large tumors that invade into adjacent organs, are always at a risk for fistula formation either because of tumor-progression or tumor-shrinkage after effective therapy.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5