title: The importance of prognostic factors in advanced prostate cancer.
abstract: Three factors were identified in a multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in men with metastatic prostate cancer as significantly associated with their progression-free survival: 1) extent of disease on the bone scan, 2) pretreatment serum testosterone, and 3) performance status. Men with less than six bone metastases, a pretreatment testosterone greater than 300 ng/100 ml, and an excellent performance status will have a progression-free survival much longer than a man with more extensive bone metastases, a low testosterone prior to androgen deprivation, and a poor performance status. This information should be used to ensure proper stratification in randomized trials. It may also be helpful in identifying the patient unlikely to be helped by our current treatment. Such patients should be considered for alternative approaches with the aim of improving survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Tennessee, Memphis.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Soloway
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D015996:Survival Rate; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone