Title:The Utility of Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
VOLUME: 16 ISSUE: 9
Author(s):Kanika Gupta, Jacob Elkon, Ehab El-Bahesh and Jeanny B. Aragon-Ching
Affiliation:INOVA Schar Cancer Institute, 8505 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22031.
Keywords:Chemotherapy, prostate cancer, docetaxel, cabazitaxel.
Abstract:Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men and the second most common
cause of cancer deaths among men. Treatment of prostate cancer remains a challenge. Despite decades of
research, few cytotoxic chemotherapy agents have shown promise against prostate cancer. In this paper, we will
discuss the history of chemotherapy in prostate cancer, the pivotal trials with docetaxel that advanced the field,
the cytotoxic chemotherapy agents, including cabazitaxel, as well as combination therapy with docetaxel or
cabazitaxel and the potential implications of biomarkers such as AR-V7 in chemotherapy use.
