Intravenous therapies for castration-resistant prostate cancer: Toxicities and adverse events

Eric A. Singer, Ramaprasad Srinivasan

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    Abstract

    Prostate cancer (CaP) continues to be a significant burden on men's health. While significant advances have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of localized disease, androgen deprivation therapy remains the treatment of choice for advanced and metastatic disease. However, once a man progresses on androgen deprivation, therapies targeting castration-resistant CaP have been extremely limited until quite recently. Urologic oncologists who wish to play an active role in the treatment of men with CaP from diagnosis through end-of-life care should be familiar with administration of and toxicities associated with chemotherapeutic agents. This review is directed at urologists and urologic oncologists and will discuss many of the FDA-approved intravenous agents currently available for castration-resistant CaP with a specific focus on the side-effects associated with these regimens.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)S15-S19
    JournalUrologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
    Volume30
    Issue number4 SUPPL.
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 2012

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Oncology
    • Urology

    Keywords

    • Cabazitaxel
    • Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)
    • Chemotherapy
    • Docetaxel
    • Mitoxantrone
    • Prostate cancer
    • Toxicity
    • Zoledronic acid

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