1. [Metastatic prostate cancer : Update: position paper for the use of chemotherapy].
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Ohlmann CH, Goebell PJ, Grimm MO, Klier J, König F, Machtens S, Schostak M, Schrader AJ, and Albers P
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- Androgen Antagonists therapeutic use, Antineoplastic Agents adverse effects, Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic, Docetaxel adverse effects, Docetaxel therapeutic use, Early Medical Intervention, Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Male, Neoplasm Metastasis, Prostatic Neoplasms mortality, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant mortality, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Survival Rate, Taxoids adverse effects, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Prostatic Neoplasms drug therapy, Prostatic Neoplasms pathology, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant drug therapy, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant pathology, Taxoids therapeutic use
- Abstract
Background: Taxen-based chemotherapy has been established as an effective treatment option in castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer (mCRPC). Randomized phase III studies, however, have shown that even in the hormone-naïve metastatic state, the early use of chemotherapy in addition to the classical androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) approach leads to a significant increase in median overall survival., Objective: This position paper aims to provide current data and orientation in the evidence-based treatment of mPC patients in daily clinical practice., Materials and Methods: A German group of clinical experts analyzed the current data and developed criteria for the treatment of mPC patients in daily clinical practice., Results: In the current treatment of hormone-naïve mPC, a beneficial effect of chemotherapy in addition to ADT has become evident. Provided patients are in an appropriate condition, those with a high metastatic load should receive chemotherapy in addition to ADT. Especially in high-risk mCRPC patients (PSA >114 ng/ml, visceral metastasis, ADT response <12 months, tumor-associated complaints), first-line chemotherapy is indicated. After docetaxel failure, continuous treatment with cabazitaxel shows superior overall survival compared to sustained antihormonal therapy., Conclusion: Chemotherapy is firmly established in treating patients with mCRPC. Long-term, it will be important to identify molecular predictors. The authors suggest the early use of chemotherapy in hormone-naïve mPC, but note that the approval in this indication is currently nonexistent. After disease progression, patients should be treated analogous to mCRPC.
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- 2017
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