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 treatment