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SynthesisClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2019

Chemotherapy management for unfit patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

U Anido-Herranz, N Fernández-Núñez, J Afonso-Afonso, L Santomé-Couto, A Medina-Colmenero, O Fernández-Calvo, M Lázaro-Quintela, S Vázquez

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Synthesis in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

U Anido-HerranzMedical Oncology Department, Santiago University Hospital Complex (CHUS), Travesía de Coupana, s/n, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. urbanoanido@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-5642
N Fernández-NúñezMedical Oncology Department, Lucus Augusti University Hospital (HULA), Lugo, Spain.
J Afonso-AfonsoMedical Oncology Department, El Ferrol University Hospital Complex (CHUF), Ferrol, Spain.
L Santomé-CoutoMedical Oncology Department, POVISA Hospital, Vigo, Spain.
A Medina-ColmeneroMedical Oncology Department, Centro Oncológico de Galicia, A Coruña, Spain.
O Fernández-CalvoMedical Oncology Department, Ourense University Hospital Complex, Orense, Spain.
M Lázaro-QuintelaMedical Oncology Department, Vigo University Hospital Complex (CHUVI), Vigo, Spain.
S VázquezMedical Oncology Department, Lucus Augusti University Hospital (HULA), Lugo, Spain.
Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti · ESCentro Oncológico de Galicia · ESComplejo Hospitalario de Ourense · ESComplejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago · ESPovisa Hospital · ESUniversity Hospital Complex Of Vigo · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Administration of chemotherapy in prostate cancer depends on patient fitness. In unfit patients, physiological impairment determines the optimum treatment. Although no consensus on assessing patient fitness currently exists, this article proposes an algorithm combining the available information for administering chemotherapy, and in particular docetaxel, in unfit patients. It was constructed by reviewing factors that can influence treatment, such as performance status, taxane-related comorbidities and nutritional status. Geriatric scales for prostate cancer patients and alternative treatment regimens for this population are also reviewed. In summary, patients require overall assessment to optimise treatment. Use of docetaxel should be restricted in unfit patients, and other options must be evaluated, because of high toxicity and low efficacy.

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AlgorithmsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsComorbidityFrailtyHumansKarnofsky Performance StatusMalePhysical FitnessProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantAlternative treatmentComorbidityPerformance statusUnfit patient

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PMID30051212
OpenAlexW2883762304

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