Early Treatment With Docetaxel for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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Jyoti D. Patel, MD, ASCO expert, associate professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses the early treatment of patients with metastatic prostate cancer.

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Jyoti D. Patel, MD, ASCO expert, associate professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses the early treatment of patients with metastatic prostate cancer.

  • Treatment with docetaxel early on improves survival for men who have early evidence of metastatic prostate cancer.
  • Some patients have performance status that precludes treatment. As a result, they are never treated with the most active agents.
  • This analysis will change practice: It will change who cares for patients early on and how they are treated.
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