[Prostate cancer and chemotherapy: standards care and perspectives]

Bull Cancer. 2012 Jul:99 Suppl 1:S46-56. doi: 10.1684/bdc.2012.1563.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Docetaxel is a reference treatment of metastatic prostate cancer castration-resistant. Until now, the different associations were studied without benefit when compared to docetaxel as monotherapy. Cabazitaxel showed efficacy in second-line in patients with progressive disease during or after docetaxel chemotherapy. Other molecules are being evaluated in second-line post-docetaxel. Abiraterone acetate is an alternative treatment to cabazitaxel in metastatic second-line resistant to castration. Predictive factors to choice treatment must be evaluated and proposed to personalize treatment in the future. Docetaxel activity was also studied in early stage of prostate cancer and seems to be promising. A cabazitaxel activity in early stage of cancer is also being evaluated.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents