Diet quality and Gleason grade progression among localised prostate cancer patients on active surveillance

Justin R. Gregg, Jiali Zheng, David S. Lopez, Chad Reichard, Gladys Browman, Brian Chapin, Jeri Kim, John Davis, Carrie R. Daniel

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Abstract

Background: High diet quality may support a metabolic and anti-inflammatory state less conducive to tumour progression. We prospectively investigated diet quality in relation to Gleason grade progression among localised prostate cancer patients on active surveillance, a clinical management strategy of disease monitoring and delayed intervention. Methods: Men with newly diagnosed Gleason score 6 or 7 prostate cancer enroled on a biennial monitoring regimen. Patients completed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at baseline (n = 411) and first 6-month follow-up (n = 263). Cox proportional hazards models were fitted to evaluate multivariable-adjusted associations of diet quality [defined via the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015] with Gleason grade progression. Results: After a median follow-up of 36 months, 76 men progressed. Following adjustment for clinicopathologic factors, we observed a suggestive inverse association between baseline diet quality and Gleason grade progression [hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the highest vs. the lowest HEI-2015 tertile: 0.59 (0.32–1.08); P trend = 0.06]. We observed no associations with diet quality at 6-month follow-up, nor change in diet quality from baseline. Conclusions: In localised prostate cancer patients on surveillance, higher diet quality or conformance with United States dietary guidelines at enrolment may lower risk of Gleason grade progression, though additional confirmatory research is needed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)466-471
Number of pages6
JournalBritish Journal of Cancer
Volume120
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 19 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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