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ArticleBMC cancer2022

Efficacy and safety of Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) combined with modified docetaxel chemotherapy versus ADT combined with standard docetaxel chemotherapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: study protocol for a multicentre prospective randomized controlled trial.

Xiangwei Yang, Hong Chen, Duanya Xu, Xianju Chen, Yamei Li, Jun Tian, Dongwen Wang, Jun Pang

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Article in BMC cancer, 2022. 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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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Xiangwei Yang *Department of Urology, Kidney and Urology Center, Pelvic Floor Disorders Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Hong Chen *School of Nursing, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Duanya XuDepartment of Urology, Kidney and Urology Center, Pelvic Floor Disorders Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Xianju ChenDepartment of Urology, Kidney and Urology Center, Pelvic Floor Disorders Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yamei LiDepartment of Urology, Kidney and Urology Center, Pelvic Floor Disorders Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jun TianNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China.
Dongwen WangNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China. urology2007@126.com.
Jun PangDepartment of Urology, Kidney and Urology Center, Pelvic Floor Disorders Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China. pangjun2@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0024-9415
Sun Yat-sen University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen SZSM202011011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAndrogen deprivation therapy (ADT) combined with docetaxel chemotherapy is the standard treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients. However, mCRPC patients are mainly frail elderly men, constantly accompanied by comorbidities and showing poor tolerance to standard docetaxel chemotherapy. Some exploratory studies administering modified chemotherapy regimens have reported noninferior oncologic outcomes with fewer adverse events, yet most are retrospective or small studies, and prospective randomized controlled trials have rarely been conducted. Therefore, we designed this modified docetaxel chemotherapy regimen in patients with mCRPC, aiming to evaluate its efficacy and safety compared with the standard docetaxel chemotherapy regimen.

methodsThis is an open-label, multi-institutional, prospective, randomized non-inferiority trial. A total of 128 patients with mCRPC will be randomized to receive ADT combined with modified docetaxel chemotherapy (experimental group, n=64) or ADT combined with standard docetaxel chemotherapy (control group, n=64). Patients in the experimental group will receive a modified regimen with docetaxel 40 mg/m2 on the 1st day and 35 mg/m2 on the 8th day, repeated every 21 days. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival at 2 years. Secondary endpoints include overall survival, prostate-specific antigen response rate, pain response rate, toxicity and quality of life. DISCUSSION: The expected benefit for the patient in the experimental arm is noninferior efficacy with decreased toxicity and improved quality of life compared with that in the control arm. To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first multicentre prospective randomized study to assess the efficacy and safety of modified docetaxel chemotherapy in patients with mCRPC in China. The results of this trial may provide benefit to mCRPC patients, especially those with poor performance.

trial registrationchictr.org.cn Identifier: ChiCTR2100046636 (May 24, 2021). Ongoing study.

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Androgen AntagonistsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDocetaxelProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantAdolescentAdultChinaEquivalence Trials as TopicHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicProgression-Free SurvivalProspective StudiesProstate-Specific AntigenQuality of LifeAndrogen AntagonistsDocetaxelProstate-Specific AntigenAndrogen deprivation therapyMetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerModified docetaxel chemotherapy

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