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Prostate Cancer treatment details. Chemotherapy.

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Survival: monthsCountry:United States
Toxiciy Grade:4City/State/Province:Cleveland, OH
Treatments:ChemotherapyHospital:Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
Drugs:Journal:Link
Date:Oct 2010

Description:

Patients:
This phase 2 trial involved 35 male metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients with a median age of 67 years and a range of 55-84.

Treatment:
Patients in this study were administered a combination of two chemotherapy agents, gemcitabine and docetaxel.

Toxicities:
The maximum toxicity level reported was grade 4. The most common grade 3 and 4 toxicity was neutropenia (48% of patients). Grade 3 fatigue was experienced by 15% of patients. Grade 1 and 2 alopecia or fatigue was reported for 80% and 69% of patients, respectively.

Results:
The median overall survival reported for this study was 19.4 months.

Support:
This study was supported by Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals.

Correspondence: Dr. Jorge A. Garcia; email: [email protected]



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