How taxane chemotherapy works in prostate cancer

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical Center claim to have worked out more precisely how taxane-based chemotherapy (using drugs like paclitaxel, docetaxel, and cabazitaxel) actually works … with particular reference to how it works in prostate cancer. … READ MORE …

The aggressive treatment of high-risk localized and node-positive prostate cancer

Long-term follow-up data have just been published from two studies designed to provide preliminary information on the potential use of very aggressive forms of treatment in men with high-risk categories of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …

Wednesday’s news reports: February 25, 2009 — Part 2

Our second report today deals with:

  • Soy isoflavone concentration in prostate cancer tissue
  • A new vitamin E ether analog and its activity in the laboratory
  • PSA “half-life” as a prognostic indicator for impact of hormone therapy
  • Apolipoprotein C-I: is it important hormone-refractory prostate cancer?
  • Chemotherapeutic sensitization and its possible impact on taxane therapy … READ MORE …
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