Update in cancer chemotherapy: genitourinary tract cancer, Part 3: Cancer of the prostate.

An update of the state of the art of cancer chemotherapeutic treatment of genitourinary tract cancer is described in this multi-part series: included are cancers of the kidney, bladder, prostate, testicle, ovary, uterus, vulva, and gestational trophoblastic neoplasms. Part 3 is a review of treatments for cancer of the prostate.The role of cancer chemotherapeutics as adjuvant therapy and in combination modalities in the treatment of prostatic carcinoma has yet to be determined. No single agent or combination can be considered standard therapy. The role of chemotherapy in prostatic carcinoma needs further definition. Only through randomized trials will better guides to better treatment be established.