MP-08.02: Metronomic chemotherapy for hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC)

Urology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-78
Author(s):  
S. Hoshi ◽  
K. Hoshi ◽  
K. Ono ◽  
T. Kobayashi ◽  
M. Sasaki ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 15649-15649
Author(s):  
S. Hoshi ◽  
K. Numahata ◽  
K. Hoshi ◽  
K. Suzuki ◽  
K. Ono ◽  
...  

15649 Background: Low dose continuous chemotherapy (metronomic chemotherapy) is trying to many advanced cancers. Metronomic chemotherapy has important anti-angiogenic activity to tumor vessels. For patients who progressed after docetaxel, no standard options exist. We have experienced complete regression of bone metastases on super scan by low does cisplatin, UFT, diethylstilbestrol, and dexamethasone (CUDD) in a patient with HRPC (Int JCO, 8,118, 2003). Methods: CUDD consisting of weekly 5 mg/body of cisplatin plus 125 mg/body of diethylstilbestrol and daily 300–450 mg of UFT/day plus 0.5–1 mg of dexamethasone were given to 47 HRPC patients, (median and range of age: 66 and 52–72, respectively). The ECOG performance status was 0 to 1. Gleason score was 7 in 10 patients and 8 in 17 patients and 9 in 20 patients, respectively. Metastatic site was bone in 45 (EOD grade 1:10, 2:18, 3: 15, 4:2), lymph node in 8. Six cases became refractory to docetaxel were treated with CUDD plus CPM (50 mg/day). Results: Among the 45 patients assessable for bone metastasis, 12 (27 %) obtained marked improvement on bone scan. One was EOD grade 4 (super bone scan) and 9 were EOD grade 1–3. Eighteen (40 %) were stable and 15 (33%) progressed on bone scan. Among 8 patients of lymph node metastasis, 3 (38%) showed partial response, 2 (25%) no change and 3 (38%) progression. Twenty-five (53 %) out of 47 patients showed a PSA decline of 50% or greater. Among the 25 patients assessable for bone pain, 7 (28%) improved, 12 (48%) remained stable and 6 (24%) progressed. Their median response duration and median survival time were 8 months (range; 2 to 44 months) and 20 months (range, 4 to 48 months), respectively. Their median response duration was 3 months. Three of 6 refractory to docetaxel were responded to CUDD plus CPM. Their median response duration was 10 months. Conclusions: CUDD is effective in almost half of hormone refractory prostate cancer patients and has advantage of minimal side effect. Three of 6 docetaxel refractory cases also responded to CUDD plus CPM. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariangela Massaccesi ◽  
Franca Forni ◽  
Pasquale Spagnuolo ◽  
Gabriella Macchia ◽  
Samantha Mignogna ◽  
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Outcomes in hormone-refractory prostate cancer are very poor. The time from progression to death is only 12–19 months. We present the case of a 69-year-old man with hormone-refractory prostate cancer and bone metastases treated with metronomic chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide based). He had had a colon adenocarcinoma ten years before. The atypical features of this case were an unusually long-lasting response to metronomic chemotherapy and an increase in serum levels of some non-prostate-specific tumor markers (CEA and CA 19–9) that was not related to a relapse of colon cancer. We hypothesize a potential role of hypoxia inducing CA 19–9 and CEA expression in tumor cells, which may predict the development of progressive resistance to antiangiogenic therapies.


2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 202-202
Author(s):  
Hirotsugu Uemura ◽  
Motoyoshi Tanaka ◽  
Shigeya Uejima ◽  
Takafumi Minami ◽  
Kiyohide Fujimoto ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 173 (4S) ◽  
pp. 225-225
Author(s):  
Peter Olbert ◽  
Andres J. Schrader ◽  
Axel Hegele ◽  
Zoltan Varga ◽  
Axel Heidenreich ◽  
...  

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