title: [Chemotherapy of the hormone-refractory prostate cancer].
abstract: The scepticism dominating the chemotherapy of the hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) has been replaced by a wave of enthusiasm. Phase II studies with taxane-containing combination therapies could achieve high response rate in some cases, and HRPC can not longer be deemed resistant to chemotherapy. It remains to be seen whether the combinations offer a survival advantage. This will be tested in phase III studies. Palliative chemotherapy should be considered in patients with HRPC if the initial hormone therapy was effective for a short time only and after several hormone therapies have been completed. Since chemotherapy is not yet an established standard therapy of HRPC, patients should be, if possible, included in clinical studies.
authors.affiliation: Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heine
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077143:Docetaxel; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D004961:Estramustine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D043823:Taxoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004961:Estramustine; D008942:Mitoxantrone; D011241:Prednisone