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Docetaxel and epirubicin compared with docetaxel and prednisone in advanced castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a randomised phase II study.

Author(s): Petrioli R, Pascucci A, Conca R, Chiriaco G, Francini E, Bargagli G, Fiaschi AI, Manganelli A, De Rubertis G, Barbanti G, Ponchietti R, Francini G

Affiliation(s): Medical Oncology Unit, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 11, 53100, Siena, Italy. r.petrioli@ao-siena.toscana.it

Publication date & source: 2011-02-15, Br J Cancer., 104(4):613-9. Epub 2011 Feb 1.

Publication type: Clinical Trial, Phase II; Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: This randomised phase II study compared the activity and safety of the combination docetaxel (D)/epirubicin (EPI) with the conventional treatment D/prednisone (P) in advanced castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients were randomly assigned to D 30 mg m(-2) as intravenous infusion (i.v.) and EPI 30 mg m(-2) i.v. every week (D/EPI arm), or D 70 mg m(-2) i.v. every 3 weeks and oral P 5 mg twice daily (D/P arm). Chemotherapy was administered until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. RESULTS: A total of 72 patients were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to treatment: 37 to D/EPI and 35 to D/P. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 11.1 months (95% CI 9.2-12.6 months) in the D/EPI arm and 7.7 months (95% CI 5.7-9.4 months) in the D/P arm (P=0.0002). The median survival was 27.3 months (95% CI 22.1-30.8 months) in the D/EPI arm and 19.8 months (95% CI 14.4-24.8 months) in the D/P arm (P=0.003). Both regimens were generally well tolerated. CONCLUSION: The treatment of advanced CRPC with weekly D combined with weekly EPI was feasible and tolerable, and led to superior PFS than the treatment with 3-weekly D and oral P.

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