Cancer Treatment

New cancer treatment research from University of California, U.S., summarized

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 22nd, 2007

New cancer treatment study findings have been reported by researchers from University of California, U.S.

Study 1: A new study, "Intermittent chemotherapy for metastatic hormone refractory prostate cancer," is now available. According to recent research published in the journal Critical Reviews In Oncology, "While docetaxel/prednisone chemotherapy has demonstrated a survival advantage in metastatic hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) patients, the optimal duration of chemotherapy has not yet been established. Currently, a standard practice is to treat patients indefinitely until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression."

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-05-22)

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