A urologic oncology roundtable discussion: the role of disease monitoring in treatment decision-making for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Hosp Pract (1995). 2013 Oct-Nov;41(4):78-80. doi: 10.3810/hp.2013.10.1083.

Abstract

A recent Elsevier survey of 200 urologists and oncologists who treat patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) identified a lack of physician confidence in understanding and using current clinical practices regarding the identification, treatment, and management of patients with CRPC. In response to this knowledge gap, a urologic oncology physician roundtable discussion was convened and a companion summary article created to provide a knowledge-based perspective for optimizing the identification, monitoring, and treatment of patients with metastatic CRPC (http://prostatecancer.urologiconcology.org/). Leading urology experts were selected to discuss how CRPC is defined and monitored, and to elaborate (through the presentation of 2 different cases) on considerations of how the currently approved chemotherapeutics, immunotherapy, and oral androgen inhibition agents can be used in the treatment of metastatic CRPC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Androstenols / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cancer Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Decision Making
  • Drug Monitoring / methods*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Male
  • Medical Oncology / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / drug therapy
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / diagnosis*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Androstenols
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cancer Vaccines