title: Pharmacological treatments for prostate cancer.
abstract: Recently, chemotherapy for prostate cancer has been primarily reserved for the palliation of symptoms secondary to prostate cancer. Chemotherapy regimens and new approaches are being developed that offer new hope of response and improved survival to men with prostate cancer. This paper discusses pharmacological strategies that are under investigation: cytotoxic agents and biological or targeted therapies, including the microtubule inhibitors (taxane/taxoids, vinorelbine) alone and in novel combinations with other experimental agents such calcitriol, thalidomide or flavopiridol (cell-cycle inhibitor) and treatment with epothilone analogues; endothelin receptor antagonists; other novel strategies such as vaccine therapy (GVAX; Cell Genesys) and prostate-specific membrane antibodies; and bisphosphonates.
authors.affiliation: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Johns Hopkins, Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Janet R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Walczak
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carducci
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077868:Atrasentan; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008870:Microtubules / Q000187:drug effects; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077211:Zoledronic Acid
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004164:Diphosphonates; D007093:Imidazoles; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D000077211:Zoledronic Acid; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000077868:Atrasentan