Oral combination of cyclophosphamide, uracil plus tegafur and estramustine for hormone-refractory prostate cancer |
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Authors: | Nishimura K Nonomura N Ono Y Nozawa M Fukui T Harada Y Imazu T Takaha N Sugao H Miki T Okuyama A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. kazu@uro.med.osaka-u.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of an oral combination of cyclophosphamide, uracil plus tegafur (UFT) and estramustine in the treatment of patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). METHODS: Twenty-one patients were treated with oral administration of cyclophosphamide (100 mg/day), UFT (400 mg/day) and estramustine phosphate (560 mg/day). The median age of the patients was 70 years. Twelve patients had symptomatic bone metastasis, 6 had asymptomatic bone metastasis, 5 had lymph node metastasis, while 2 had only biochemical progression evaluated by prostate-specific antigen (PSA). RESULTS: Twelve (57%) out of 21 patients showed a PSA decline of 50% or greater. The median response duration was 7 months (range 2-15 months). Among the 20 patients assessable for bone pain, 2 (10%) improved, 12 (60%) remained stable and 6 (30%) progressed. Among the 10 patients assessable for bone metastasis, 1 (10%) improved, 5 (50%) were stable and 4 (40%) progressed on bone scan. Among 3 patients assessable for measurable disease (lymph node metastasis), 2 (67%) showed partial response and 1 (33%) progression. Most toxicities were mild. CONCLUSIONS: The combination of cyclophosphamide, UFT and estramustine is an active and well-tolerated regimen for HRPC. To evaluate the survival benefit, further randomized studies are required. |
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