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Early docetaxel chemotherapy + ADT extends survival of men with metastatic prostate cancer

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Sitemaster

According to a media release issued yesterday by the National Institutes of Health, the CHAARTED clinical trial has shown that men with hormone-sensitive, metastatic prostate cancer who received docetaxel chemotherapy at the start of standard androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) lived longer than patients who received ADT alone. … READ MORE …

Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: ADT, androgen deprivation, chemotherapy, docetaxel, metastaic | 17 Comments »

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