Prostate cancer: cabazitaxel--the taxane of choice in the new mCRPC landscape?

Nat Rev Urol. 2014 Jul;11(7):370-2. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.144. Epub 2014 Jun 24.

Abstract

Cabazitaxel, a next-generation taxane, retains its efficacy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who progress on new androgen receptor (AR)-targeted agents such as abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide. These findings are reinforced by in vitro preclinical data confirming cross-resistance between abiraterone and enzalutamide, but not between cabazitaxel and AR-targeted agents.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / metabolism
  • Taxoids / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Taxoids
  • cabazitaxel