2000
Androgen deprivation and four courses of fixed-schedule suramin treatment in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer: A Southwest Oncology Group Study.
Hussain M, Fisher E, Petrylak D, O’Connor J, Wood D, Small E, Eisenberger M, Crawford E. Androgen deprivation and four courses of fixed-schedule suramin treatment in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer: A Southwest Oncology Group Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 1043-9. PMID: 10694555, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.5.1043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic prostate cancerAndrogen deprivationProstate cancerTreatment interruptionGrade 3Southwest Oncology Group studyCombination of suraminTherapy-related deathsGrade 4 toxicityCooperative group settingTreatment of patientsNumber of patientsFeasibility of treatmentAdequate hematologicOverall survivalCoagulation parametersDisease progressionSuramin treatmentPatientsSecond courseTreatment cyclesMultiple coursesCancerSuraminSuch treatmentDEXAMETHASONE DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESPONSE RATE OF DOCETAXEL AND ESTRAMUSTINE IN ANDROGEN INDEPENDENT PROSTATE CANCER
WEITZMAN A, SHELTON G, ZUECH N, OWEN C, JUDGE T, BENSON M, SAWCZUK I, KATZ A, OLSSON C, BAGIELLA E, PFAFF C, NEWHOUSE J, PETRYLAK D. DEXAMETHASONE DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESPONSE RATE OF DOCETAXEL AND ESTRAMUSTINE IN ANDROGEN INDEPENDENT PROSTATE CANCER. Journal Of Urology 2000, 163: 834-837. PMID: 10687988, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67815-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenAndrogen-independent prostate cancerIndependent prostate cancerResponse rateMedian timeProstate cancerBaseline prostate-specific antigenSerum prostate-specific antigenMedian PSA increasePSA response rateDexamethasone monotherapyEstramustine administrationPSA declineMedian durationPartial responsePSA increaseDisease 3Day 1Specific antigenWeek 9Day 2EstramustinePatientsDocetaxelDexamethasone
1993
Cytotoxic chemotherapy for advanced hormone‐resistant prostate cancer
Yagoda A, Petrylak D. Cytotoxic chemotherapy for advanced hormone‐resistant prostate cancer. Cancer 1993, 71: 1098-1109. PMID: 7679039, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930201)71:3+<1098::aid-cncr2820711432>3.0.co;2-g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsBone NeoplasmsCisplatinClinical Trials as TopicCoumarinsDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleDrug ResistanceFluorouracilHumansIntercalating AgentsMaleMethotrexateNeoplasm StagingPolyaminesProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRemission InductionSomatostatinConceptsDrug trialsAdvanced hormone-resistant prostate cancerHormone-resistant prostate cancerObjective response rateCombination of vinblastineMost cytotoxic agentsReliable disease markersNew drug trialsProstate cancer cellsCurrent reviewNew therapeutic agentsPartial remissionVisceral metastasesAdvanced adenocarcinomaCytotoxic chemotherapyObjective responseContinuous infusionNonresponsive tumorsMarginal efficacyHormonal manipulationProstate cancerNew agentsResponse rateCytotoxic drugsTherapeutic agents