What next after hormonotherapy in cancer prostate?
Treatment of hormone-resistance cancer prostate (HRCP) is undergoing evolution. Chemotherapy is now increasingly being utilized. The steps involved in the hormone management and the role for chemotherapy in the current time are being discussed. Hormonal management is carried out at different stages of hormonal sensitivity by sequential hormonal use. Once hormonal resistance is established, the combination of mitoxantrone and prednisone become a standard chemotherapeutic approach. New agents, such as docetaxel, are being tested in phase-III trials against mitoxantrone plus prednisone. HRCP is now regarded as a chemotherapy-sensitive tumor. The goals of chemotherapy in HRCP are to decrease PSA level and improve quality of life. New agents and combinations are needed to improve survival to meet this end.
Department of Oncology, King Fahad Hospital, Al- Madina Al-Munawra, KSA. tariq_parvez52@hotmail.com
Tariq
T
Parvez
Hamza
H
Al-sisi
Imtiaz
I
Ibraheim
D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004961:Estramustine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D043823:Taxoids / Q000627:therapeutic use
D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004961:Estramustine; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen