2006
Quality of Life and Pain in Advanced Stage Prostate Cancer: Results of a Southwest Oncology Group Randomized Trial Comparing Docetaxel and Estramustine to Mitoxantrone and Prednisone
Berry D, Moinpour C, Jiang C, Ankerst D, Petrylak D, Vinson L, Lara P, Jones S, Taplin M, Burch P, Hussain M, Crawford E. Quality of Life and Pain in Advanced Stage Prostate Cancer: Results of a Southwest Oncology Group Randomized Trial Comparing Docetaxel and Estramustine to Mitoxantrone and Prednisone. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 2828-2835. PMID: 16782921, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.04.8207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain palliationMP armProstate cancerMcGill Pain Questionnaire-Short FormPrimary patient-reported outcomesPain Questionnaire-Short FormPresent Pain Intensity scaleAndrogen-independent prostate cancerAdvanced stage prostate cancerProstate cancer moduleMedian overall survivalLife Questionnaire C30Cancer Core QualityPatient-reported outcomesSuperior clinical efficacyDisease-related symptomsStage prostate cancerPain intensity scaleQuality of lifeRandom assignmentQuestionnaire-Short FormBone painDE armAnalgesic useEligible patients
1999
Phase I trial of docetaxel with estramustine in androgen-independent prostate cancer.
Petrylak D, Macarthur R, O'Connor J, Shelton G, Judge T, Balog J, Pfaff C, Bagiella E, Heitjan D, Fine R, Zuech N, Sawczuk I, Benson M, Olsson C. Phase I trial of docetaxel with estramustine in androgen-independent prostate cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1999, 17: 958-67. PMID: 10071290, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.3.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen-independent prostate cancerEPT patientsProstate cancerMPT patientsProgressive metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancerMetastatic androgen-independent prostate cancerDose-limiting myelosuppressionGrade 3/4 granulocytopeniaPSA response ratePhase II doseDoses of docetaxelPhase I trialPharmacokinetics of docetaxelBone painMeasurable diseaseOral estramustinePo tidPain medicationPartial responseSerum PSAI trialNarcotic analgesicsTime of entryPatientsDay 1
1992
Altered Expression of the Retinoblastoma Gene Product: Prognostic Indicator in Bladder Cancer
Cordon-Cardo C, Wartinger D, Petrylak D, Dalbagni G, Fair W, Fuks Z, Reuter V. Altered Expression of the Retinoblastoma Gene Product: Prognostic Indicator in Bladder Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1992, 84: 1251-1256. PMID: 1640484, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/84.16.1251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancerRb protein expressionProtein expressionSmall cell lung cancerTumor cellsDisease-free survivalImportant prognostic variablesInitial successful treatmentInvasive bladder cancerMuscle-invasive tumorsTransitional cell carcinomaAggressive biological behaviorPrimary bladder tumorsIndividual tumor cellsRb proteinFrozen tissue sectionsClinical outcomesTransurethral resectionBladder tumorsCell carcinomaPrognostic indicatorLung cancerExperience recurrenceSuperficial carcinomaSuccessful treatment