BACKGROUND: There is no proven, effective, standard second-line chemotherapy for castration- and docetaxel-resistant prostate cancer (DRPC). Recent data suggest that carboplatin may be effective in combination with docetaxel in this setting; however, the optimal docetaxel/carboplatin-based regimen is still unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY: We identified 43 consecutive patients with DRPC treated with carboplatin (AUC5 d1) and docetaxel (35 mg/m(2) d1, 8, 15 q4w i.v.) as a second-line or subsequent salvage chemotherapy until discontinuation of therapy due to disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. RESULTS: Decreased prostate-specific antigen (> or =50% PSA) was observed in 22/43 (51.2%, 95% CI, 35.5, 66.7%) patients, with > or =90% reduction in 12/43 patients (27.9%). At the time of analysis, the median follow-up time for all patients was 10.4 months. Median progression-free survival (PFS) for all patients was 6.5 months (95% CI 4.1, 8.9), and median overall survival (OS) was 15.8 months (95% CI 12.1, 18.5). In PSA responders, PFS was 9.5 (95% CI 8.2, 19.0) months versus 3.3 (95% CI 2.6, 4.0) months in PSA non-responders (P < 0.0001; hazard ratio (HR) 0.108) and OS was 24.4 months (95% CI 19.5, 29.4) versus 7.8 (95% CI 5.2, 10.3) months (P = 0.001; HR 0.232). Established prognostic factors were associated with survival. This regimen was reasonably well tolerated, with leukopenia/neutropenia as the most common reversible grade 3/4 toxicity (41.9/39.5%). CONCLUSION: These data suggest that weekly docetaxel plus carboplatin may be an important therapeutic second-line treatment option for patients with DRPC.
BACKGROUND: There is no proven, effective, standard second-line chemotherapy for castration- and docetaxel-resistant prostate cancer (DRPC). Recent data suggest that carboplatin may be effective in combination with docetaxel in this setting; however, the optimal docetaxel/carboplatin-based regimen is still unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY: We identified 43 consecutive patients with DRPC treated with carboplatin (AUC5 d1) and docetaxel (35 mg/m(2) d1, 8, 15 q4w i.v.) as a second-line or subsequent salvage chemotherapy until discontinuation of therapy due to disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. RESULTS: Decreased prostate-specific antigen (> or =50% PSA) was observed in 22/43 (51.2%, 95% CI, 35.5, 66.7%) patients, with > or =90% reduction in 12/43 patients (27.9%). At the time of analysis, the median follow-up time for all patients was 10.4 months. Median progression-free survival (PFS) for all patients was 6.5 months (95% CI 4.1, 8.9), and median overall survival (OS) was 15.8 months (95% CI 12.1, 18.5). In PSA responders, PFS was 9.5 (95% CI 8.2, 19.0) months versus 3.3 (95% CI 2.6, 4.0) months in PSA non-responders (P < 0.0001; hazard ratio (HR) 0.108) and OS was 24.4 months (95% CI 19.5, 29.4) versus 7.8 (95% CI 5.2, 10.3) months (P = 0.001; HR 0.232). Established prognostic factors were associated with survival. This regimen was reasonably well tolerated, with leukopenia/neutropenia as the most common reversible grade 3/4 toxicity (41.9/39.5%). CONCLUSION: These data suggest that weekly docetaxel plus carboplatin may be an important therapeutic second-line treatment option for patients with DRPC.
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