DEXAMETHASONE 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