2000
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
1999
Chemotherapy for advanced hormone refractory prostate cancer
Petrylak D. Chemotherapy for advanced hormone refractory prostate cancer. Urology 1999, 54: 30-35. PMID: 10606282, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)00452-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone-refractory prostate cancerRefractory prostate cancerProstate-specific antigenProstate cancerBone painAdvanced hormone-refractory prostate cancerHormone-resistant prostate cancerSerum prostate-specific antigenCombination of estramustinePhase III studySoft tissue metastasesTaxane-based therapyCombination of mitoxantroneMetastatic prostate cancerDrug Administration approvalCorticosteroid therapyHormone therapyIII studyTissue metastasesRandomized trialsTreatment optionsHistorical controlsAdministration approvalClinical practiceUS Food