title: [Prostatic cancer: immunochemical control over chemotherapy].
abstract: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was measured in blood-serum of patients with prostatic cancer (PC) from two groups. Group 1 received estrogens, alkylating cytostatic, antracycline antibiotic and antimetabolite; group 2--LH releasing hormone (RHLH) analog. The immunochemical test was made weekly for 52 weeks. Group 2 patients had a high PSA level reaching maximum on week 6 (59.32 +/- 5.37 microg/l). After that, the PSA level decreased. The initial level was reached on week 17. On week 52 a mean PSA concentration made up 16.78 +/- 1.88 micrograms/l. As to group 1, no trend to serum PSA elevation was seen for two weeks, than it slowly rose and on week 8 it converted to plateau (mean level 51.5 micrograms/l). Lowering occurred slowly beginning on week 19. The initial level was reached only on the treatment week 30-31 being to the end of the treatment 22.06 +/- 1.53 micrograms/l. Assay for other cancer markers detected elevation of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in 21.8% of group 1 patients after 21-22 weeks of the treatment. Serum level of PSA is recommended for control over chemotherapy of prostatic cancer. The role of drugs in induction of AFP resynthesis is not discussed.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nikolaev
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Lutskiĭ
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Nikolaeva
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen