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 treatment
1996
Upregulation of prostate-specific membrane antigen after androgen-deprivation therapy
Wright G, Grob B, Haley C, Grossman K, Newhall K, Petrylak D, Troyer J, Konchuba A, Schellhammer P, Moriarty R. Upregulation of prostate-specific membrane antigen after androgen-deprivation therapy. Urology 1996, 48: 326-334. PMID: 8753752, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(96)00184-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific membrane antigenAndrogen deprivation therapyExpression of PSMAProstate cancerLNCaP cellsAndrogen deprivationMetastatic specimensMembrane antigenCombination androgen deprivation therapyProstate-specific antigen expressionTissue specimensAntigen-positive tumor cellsHormone-independent prostate cancerPost-treatment specimenAndrogen deprivation treatmentAbsence of androgenPresence of testosteroneExtent of stainingWestern blot analysisAndrogen treatmentPSA expressionMetastatic tissuesPSMA expressionAntigen expressionProstate carcinoma
1992
Estramustine and Vinblastine: Use of Prostate Specific Antigen as a Clinical Trial End Point for Hormone Refractory Prostatic Cancer
Seidman A, Scher H, Petrylak D, Dershaw D, Curley T. Estramustine and Vinblastine: Use of Prostate Specific Antigen as a Clinical Trial End Point for Hormone Refractory Prostatic Cancer. Journal Of Urology 1992, 147: 931-934. PMID: 1371564, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37426-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone-refractory prostatic cancerProstatic cancerProgressive hormone-refractory prostate cancerElevated prostate-specific antigen levelsProstate-specific antigen levelHormone-refractory prostate cancerClinical trial end pointsOutpatient treatment regimenRefractory prostate cancerSpecific antigen levelsTrial end pointsProstate-specific antigenManageable toxicityMedian durationPartial responsePSA levelsTreatment regimenEstramustine phosphateAntigen levelsProstate cancerAdditive cytotoxicityMedian decreasePatientsSpecific antigenHuman prostate