Estramustine plus docetaxel as second-line therapy in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer resistant to docetaxel alone

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• 作者：Orazio Caffo ; Teodoro Sava ; Evi Comploj ; Maria Anna Giampaolo ; Romana Segati ; Francesco Valduga ; Gianluigi Cetto ; Enzo Galligioni
• 关键词：Hormone-refractory prostate cancer ; Second-line therapy ; Docetaxel ; Estramustine phosphate
• 刊名：Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：March-April 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：28
• 期：2
• 页码：152-156
• 全文大小：145 K

文摘

Objective

Although docetaxel (DOC) plus prednisone is currently the treatment of choice for hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC), no standard therapy is available for those patients who progress during DOC treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the addition of estramustine (E) can overcome DOC resistance.

Methods

Patients who had not responded to DOC in a previous randomised phase II trial received a one-hour intravenous infusion of DOC 70 mg/m² on day 2 in combination with oral E 840 mg/day divided into three daily administrations on days 1–5. The primary endpoint was a >50 % decrease in PSA; the secondary endpoints were biochemical progression-free survival, overall survival, the objective response rate, and toxicity.

Results

A biochemical response was observed in 52 % of the 25 patients evaluable for response. The only grade 4 event was a cerebral stroke that occurred a few days after the administration of the first treatment course. Treatment discontinuation due to worsened compliance was observed in the patients who received a higher cumulative number of courses.

Conclusions

Our findings suggest that the addition of E may be useful in selected HRPC patients resistant to DOC alone.