Development and future of chemotherapy for prostate cancer

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2016.03.009

Abstract

Abstract: Prostate cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men worldwide,and chemotherapy is the main treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Since 1997, mitoxantrone, docetaxel and cabazitaxel have been approved as prostate cancer chemotherapeutic agents in China and overseas. Docetaxel is so far the only standard-of-care for first-line chemotherapy in advanced prostate cancer for which a number of randomized clinical trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of new drugs, combination regimen, sequential therapy and medication use in early stage of prostate cancer. In this paper, the history of the development of chemotherapy for prostate cancer and the research direction in recent years are reviewed.

Key words: prostate cancer, chemotherapy, prognosis

CLC Number:

R737.25

Wasilijiang Wahafu, Niu Yinong, Xing Nianzeng. Development and future of chemotherapy for prostate cancer[J]. Journal of Capital Medical University, 2016, 37(3): 299-306.

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