Mitomycin C in combination with orchiectomy for newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer: preliminary results on a randomized trial.
The preliminary results of a randomized trial comparing orchiectomy versus orchiectomy and mitomycin C in 119 newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer patients are presented. Of 109 evaluable patients 57 were treated with orchiectomy alone and 52 received adjuvant intravenous mitomycin C. Mean interval to progression was 13 months in the orchiectomy group versus 11 months in the mitomycin C group. Preliminary analysis did not demonstrate a favorable effect of the combination with this chemotherapeutic agent compared to orchiectomy alone (p = 0.3).
Van Poppel
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Department of Urology, University Hospitals Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
van den Broucke
F
F
Derluyn
J
J
Popelier
G
G
Casselman
J
J
Billiet
I
I
van Uytsel
L
L
Paridaens
R
R
Baert
L
L
D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D016685:Mitomycin