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February 27, 2007

prostate cancer chemotherapy; +455 new citations


prostate cancer chemotherapy; +455 new citations

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September 27, 2006

prostate cancer chemotherapy; +157 new citations


prostate cancer chemotherapy; +157 new citations

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August 21, 2006

Combined therapy of Sr-89 and zoledronic acid in patients with painful bone metastases.


Combined therapy of Sr-89 and zoledronic acid in patients with painful bone metastases.
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Combined therapy of Sr-89 and zoledronic acid in patients with painful bone metastases.

Bone. 2006 Jul;39(1):35-41

Authors: Storto G, Klain M, Paone G, Liuzzi R, Molino L, Marinelli A, Soricelli A, Pace L, Salvatore M

PURPOSE: We evaluated the pain response and daily discomfort in patients with painful bone metastases treated by merging 89Sr-chloride and zoledronic acid. The results were compared with those of patients who received 89Sr-chloride or zoledronic acid separately. METHODS: 25 patients (12 women; mean age 65+/-13 years) chronically treated with zoledronic acid underwent bone pain palliation with 150 MBq of 89Sr-chloride at least 6 months later that bisphoshonate therapy started (group A). 13 patients (6 women; mean age 70+/-12 years) received 89Sr-chloride alone (group B) and 11 patients (5 women; mean age 69+/-12 years) were chronically treated and continued to receive only zoledronic acid therapy (group C), both constituted the control groups. Patients kept a daily pain diary assessing both their discomfort and the pain of specific sites by using a visual analog scale (VAS), rating from 0 (no d iscomfort-no pain) to 10 (worst discomfort-pain). These diaries were reviewed weekly for 2 months and three different physicians rated the pain response on a scale of -2 (considerable deterioration) to +2 (considerable improvement). RESULTS: Baseline characteristics were similar in the three groups. The reduction of total discomfort and of bone pain in the group A was significantly greater as compared to group B (P<0.01) and group C (P<0.01). During the monitored period, a significant improvement of clinical conditions was observed in the group A, varying the rate from -1 to 1 as compared to both groups B and C in which the rate changed from -1 to 0. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that combined therapy of 89Sr-chloride and zoledronic acid in patients with painful bone metastases is more effective in treating pain and improving clinical conditions than 89Sr-chloride or zoledronic acid used separately.

PMID: 16434248 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


August 9, 2006

prostate cancer chemotherapy; +179 new citations


prostate cancer chemotherapy; +179 new citations

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June 13, 2006

Response to second-line chemotherapy in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer receiving two sequences of mitoxantrone and taxanes.


Response to second-line chemotherapy in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer receiving two sequences of mitoxantrone and taxanes.
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Response to second-line chemotherapy in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer receiving two sequences of mitoxantrone and taxanes.

Urology. 2006 Jun;67(6):1235-40

Authors: Oh WK, Manola J, Babcic V, Harnam N, Kantoff PW

OBJECTIVES: Clinical trials have demonstrated a survival benefit with docetaxel chemotherapy, but limited data exist regarding the activity of second-line chemotherapy. METHODS: We retrospectively identified all patients at one institution who received at least two chemotherapy regimens for hormone-refractory prostate cancer, one mitoxantrone-based and the other taxane-based, either including docetaxel or paclitaxel. Patients were evaluated using criteria modified from the Prostate-Specific Antigen Working Group. RESULTS: A total of 68 patients were analyzed; 33 patients received mitoxantrone followed by taxane-based treatment, and 35 received taxane-based chemotherapy followed by mitoxantrone. The median patient age was 66 and 58 years and the median prostate-specific antigen at the start of treatment was 23 and 24 ng/mL in the mitoxantrone-first and taxane-first group, respectively. The response rates to taxane-based chemotherapy were greater whether it was used first or second (P <0.0001). Progression-free survival (PFS) was longer with taxanes than with mitoxantrone, whether used first or second (P <0.05). However, the corresponding total PFS from start of the first regimen to progression during the second regimen was similar at 39.9 and 38.7 weeks (P = 0.67). Overall survival was also not significantly different (15.2 and 17.1 months, P = 0.97). Neither age nor the interval from diagnosis to chemotherapy influenced the differences in PFS. CONCLUSIONS: Taxane-based chemotherapy is active before or after mitoxantrone. Although PFS was longer with taxane-based chemotherapy, the total PFS and overall survival were equivalent for both sequences in this retrospective analysis, suggesting that taxane-based chemotherapy retains activity, even if delayed. Although responses were seen with mitoxantrone after taxanes, the median PFS was short, and new agents are needed after taxane-based chemotherapy.

PMID: 16765185 [PubMed - in process]


June 5, 2006

Casodex treatment induces hypoxia-related gene expression in the LNCaP prostate cancer progression model.


Casodex treatment induces hypoxia-related gene expression in the LNCaP prostate cancer progression model.
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Casodex treatment induces hypoxia-related gene expression in the LNCaP prostate cancer progression model.

BMC Urol. 2005;5:5

Authors: Rothermund CA, Gopalakrishnan VK, Eudy JD, Vishwanatha JK

BACKGROUND: The changes in gene expression profile as prostate cancer progresses from an androgen-dependent disease to an androgen-independent disease are still largely unknown. METHODS: We examined the gene expression profile in the LNCaP prostate cancer progression model during chronic treatment with Casodex using cDNA microarrays consisting of 2305 randomly chosen genes. RESULTS: Our studies revealed a representative collection of genes whose expression was differentially regulated in LNCaP cells upon treatment with Casodex. A set of 15 genes were shown to be highly expressed in Casodex-treated LNCaP cells compared to the reference sample. This set of highly expressed genes represents a signature collection unique to prostate cancer since their expression was significantly greater than that of the collective pool of ten cancer cell lines of the reference sample. The highly expressed signature collection included the hypoxia-related genes membrane metallo-endopeptidase (MME), cyclin G2, and Bcl2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa (BNIP3). Given the roles of these genes in angiogenesis, cell cycle regulation, and apoptosis, we further analyzed their expression and concluded that these genes may be involved in the molecular changes that lead to androgen-independence in prostate cancer. CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that one of the mechanisms of Casodex action in prostate cancer cells is induction of hypoxic gene expression.

PMID: 15790403 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


May 24, 2006

Antibodies neutralizing hepsin protease activity do not impact cell growth but inhibit invasion of prostate and ovarian tumor cells in culture.


Antibodies neutralizing hepsin protease activity do not impact cell growth but inhibit invasion of prostate and ovarian tumor cells in culture.
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Antibodies neutralizing hepsin protease activity do not impact cell growth but inhibit invasion of prostate and ovarian tumor cells in culture.

Cancer Res. 2006 Apr 1;66(7):3611-9

Authors: Xuan JA, Schneider D, Toy P, Lin R, Newton A, Zhu Y, Finster S, Vogel D, Mintzer B, Dinter H, Light D, Parry R, Polokoff M, Whitlow M, Wu Q, Parry G

Hepsin is a type II transmembrane serine protease that is expressed in normal liver, and at lower levels in kidney, pancreas, and testis. Several studies have shown that hepsin mRNA is significantly elevated in most prostate tumors, as well as a significant fraction of ovarian and renal cell carcinomas and hepatomas. Although the overexpression of mRNA in these tumors has been extensively documented, there has been conflicting literature on whether hepsin plays a role in tumor cell growth and progression. Early literature implied a role for hepsin in human tumor cell proliferation, whereas recent studies with a transgenic mouse model for prostate cancer support a role for hepsin in tumor progression and metastases. To evaluate this issue further, we have expressed an activatable form of hepsin, and have generated a set of monoclonal antibodies that neutralize enzyme activity. The neutralizing antibodies inhibit hepsin enzymatic activity in biochemical and cell-based assays. Selected neutralizing and nonneutralizing antibodies were used in cell-based assays with tumor cells to evaluate the effect of antibodies on tumor cell growth and invasion. Neutralizing antibodies failed to inhibit the growth of prostate, ovarian, and hepatoma cell lines in culture. However, potent inhibitory effects of the antibodies were seen on invasion of ovarian and prostate cells in transwell-based invasion assays. These results support a role for hepsin in tumor cell progression but not in primary tumor growth. Consistent with this, immunohistochemical experiments with a mouse monoclonal antibody reveal progressively increased staining of prostate tumors with advanced disease, and in particular, extensive staining of bone metastatic lesions.

PMID: 16585186 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


May 21, 2006

Radiation therapy combined with hormone therapy for prostate cancer.


Radiation therapy combined with hormone therapy for prostate cancer.
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Radiation therapy combined with hormone therapy for prostate cancer.

Semin Radiat Oncol. 2006 Jan;16(1):20-8

Authors: Lee AK

Standard-dose radiation therapy has limited capacity to cure bulky and locally advanced prostate cancer. Multiple randomized trials have shown a clinical benefit to adding androgen suppression therapy to external-beam radiation therapy in several subsets of prostate cancer. These studies have made combining hormonal therapy with radiation therapy the standard of care for men with locally advanced (T3-4) and unfavorable prostate cancers (Gleason score >or=8 and/or prostate-specific antigen >20 ng/mL). The clinical impact of hormonal therapy has been seen in biochemical control, local control, distant metastases, disease-specific survival, and overall survival. If hormonal therapy is to be combined with radiation, it should be initiated before the start of radiation and continued during the radiation course rather than used only in the adjuvant setting. Typically, shorter-term hormone therapy is defined as regimens of 4 to 6 months, with longer-term hormone therapy describing durations beyond 24 months. Historically, longer-term hormone therapy was thought to have a more profound systemic effect; however, with the emerging use of hormonal therapy for less-advanced disease, the overall impact of shorter-course hormone therapy is being seen. This review will summarize trials using hormonal therapy and radiation with an emphasis on phase III studies and describe the more recent integration of hormone therapy with radiation for prostate cancer.

PMID: 16378903 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


May 4, 2006

Capsaicin, a component of red peppers, inhibits the growth of androgen-independent, p53 mutant prostate cancer cells.


Capsaicin, a component of red peppers, inhibits the growth of androgen-independent, p53 mutant prostate cancer cells.
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Capsaicin, a component of red peppers, inhibits the growth of androgen-independent, p53 mutant prostate cancer cells.

Cancer Res. 2006 Mar 15;66(6):3222-9

Authors: Mori A, Lehmann S, O'Kelly J, Kumagai T, Desmond JC, Pervan M, McBride WH, Kizaki M, Koeffler HP

Capsaicin is the major pungent ingredient in red peppers. Here, we report that it has a profound antiproliferative effect on prostate cancer cells, inducing the apoptosis of both androgen receptor (AR)-positive (LNCaP) and -negative (PC-3, DU-145) prostate cancer cell lines associated with an increase of p53, p21, and Bax. Capsaicin down-regulated the expression of not only prostate-specific antigen (PSA) but also AR. Promoter assays showed that capsaicin inhibited the ability of dihydrotestosterone to activate the PSA promoter/enhancer even in the presence of exogenous AR in LNCaP cells, suggesting that capsaicin inhibited the transcription of PSA not only via down-regulation of expression of AR, but also by a direct inhibitory effect on PSA transcription. Capsaicin inhibited NF-kappa activation by preventing its nuclear migration. In further studies, capsaicin inhibited tumor necrosis factor-alpha-stimulated degradation of IkappaBalpha in PC-3 cells, which was associated with the inhibition of proteasome activity. Taken together, capsaicin inhibits proteasome activity which suppressed the degradation of IkappaBalpha, preventing the activation of NF-kappaB. Capsaicin, when given orally, significantly slowed the growth of PC-3 prostate cancer xenografts as measured by size [75 +/- 35 versus 336 +/- 123 mm(3) (+/-SD); P = 0.017] and weight [203 +/- 41 versus 373 +/- 52 mg (+/-SD); P = 0.0006; capsaicin-treated versus vehicle-treated mice, respectively]. In summary, our data suggests that capsaicin, or a related analogue, may have a role in the management of prostate cancer.

PMID: 16540674 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


April 18, 2006

Multi-resistant Escherichia coli sepsis following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.


Multi-resistant Escherichia coli sepsis following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.
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Multi-resistant Escherichia coli sepsis following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2006 Feb;67(2):98-9

Authors: Davidson AJ, Webb DR, Lawrentschuk N, Jennens ID, Sutherland M

PMID: 16498920 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


April 12, 2006

Downregulation of CK2 induces apoptosis in cancer cells--a potential approach to cancer therapy.


Downregulation of CK2 induces apoptosis in cancer cells--a potential approach to cancer therapy.
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Downregulation of CK2 induces apoptosis in cancer cells--a potential approach to cancer therapy.

Mol Cell Biochem. 2005 Jun;274(1-2):77-84

Authors: Wang G, Unger G, Ahmad KA, Slaton JW, Ahmed K

We have previously documented that naked antisense CK2alpha ODN can potently induce apoptosis in cancer cells in culture and in mouse xenograft human prostate cancer. The effects of the antisense CK2alpha are related to downregulation of CK2alpha message and rapid loss of the CK2 from the nuclear compartment. Here we demonstrate that downregulation of CK2 elicited by diverse methods leads to inhibition of cell growth and induction of apoptosis. The various approaches to downregulation of CK2 employed were transfection with kinase-inactive plasmid, use of CK2alpha siRNA, use of inhibitors of CK2 activity, and use of antisense CK2alpha ODN packaged in sub-50 nm nanocapsules made from tenascin. In all cases, the downregulation of CK2 is associated with loss in cell survival. We have also described preliminary observations on an approach to targeting CK2 in cancer cells. For this, sub-50 nm tenascin-based nanocapsules bearing the antisense CK2alpha ODN were employed to test that the antisense is delivered to the cancer cells in vivo. The results provide the first preliminary evidence that such an approach may be feasible for targeting CK2 in cancer cells. Together, our results suggest that CK2 is potentially a highly plausible target for cancer therapy.

PMID: 16342410 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


April 5, 2006

Hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC): present and future approaches of therapy.


Hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC): present and future approaches of therapy.
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Hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC): present and future approaches of therapy.

Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2006 Jan-Mar;19(1):11-34

Authors: Di Lorenzo G, De Placido S

The mainstay of therapy for patients with advanced prostate cancer still remains androgen deprivation, although response to this is invariably temporary. Most of the patients develop hormone-refractory disease resulting in progressive clinical deterioration and, ultimately, death. Until recently there has been no standard chemotherapeutic approach for hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC), the major benefits of chemotherapy being only palliative. The studies combining mitoxantrone plus a corticosteroid demonstrated that chemotherapy could be given to men with symptomatic HRPC with minimal toxicity and a significant palliation could be provided. Recently, results from 2 phase III randomized clinical trials demonstrating that a combination of docetaxel plus prednisone can improve survival in men with HRPC have propelled docetaxel-based therapy into the forefront of treatment options for these patients as the new standard of care. There is a promising activity of new drug combinations such as taxanes plus vinca alkaloids; bisphosphonates are assuming a prominent role in prostate therapy through their ability to prevent skeletal morbidity. Combinations of classic chemotherapeutic agents and biological drugs began to be tested in phase II-III trials and the first results appear interesting. This article focuses on combinations recently evaluated or under clinical development for the treatment of HRPC.

PMID: 16569343 [PubMed - in process]


March 21, 2006

Macrophage/cancer cell interactions mediate hormone resistance by a nuclear receptor derepression pathway.


Macrophage/cancer cell interactions mediate hormone resistance by a nuclear receptor derepression pathway.
Related Articles Macrophage/cancer cell interactions mediate hormone resistance by a nuclear receptor derepression pathway. Cell. 2006 Feb 10;124(3):615-29 Authors: Zhu P, Baek SH, Bourk EM, Ohgi KA, Garcia-Bassets I, Sanjo H, Akira S, Kotol PF, Glass CK, Rosenfeld MG, Rose DW Defining the precise molecular strategies that coordinate patterns of transcriptional responses to specific signals is central for understanding normal development and homeostasis as well as the pathogenesis of hormone-dependent cancers. Here we report specific prostate cancer cell/macrophage interactions that mediate a switch in function of selective androgen receptor antagonists/modulators (SARMs) from repression to activation in vivo. This is based on an evolutionarily conserved receptor N-terminal L/HX7LL motif, selectively present in sex steroid receptors, that causes recruitment of TAB2 as a component of an N-CoR corepressor complex. TAB2 acts as a sensor for inflammatory signals by serving as a molecular beacon for recruitment of MEKK1, which in turn mediates dismissal of the N-CoR/HDAC complex and permits derepression of androgen and estrogen receptor target genes. Surprisingly, this conserved sensor strategy may have arisen to mediate reversal of sex steroid-dependent repression of a limited cohort of target genes in response to inflammatory signals, linking inflammatory and nuclear receptor ligand responses to essential reproductive functions. PMID: 16469706 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

March 16, 2006

Management strategies for locally advanced prostate cancer.


Management strategies for locally advanced prostate cancer.
Management strategies for locally advanced prostate cancer. Drugs Aging. 2006;23(2):119-29 Authors: Jani AB Locally advanced prostate cancer represents a subpopulation of prostate cancer diagnosed in patients who are either untouched by screening efforts or whose disease has an unusually rapidly progressive natural history. The diagnostic work-up for the locally advanced patient is distinct from that of early stage disease in several respects in that it is related principally to ruling out metastases. The typical metastatic work-up consists of a serum alkaline phosphatase, bone scan, CT of the abdomen/pelvis, and chest x-ray. Once metastatic disease has been ruled out, individual components of the management of locally advanced prostate cancer patients may include surgery (palliative or curative), external beam radiation therapy (with photons or particles) or brachytherapy (with low-dose rate/permanent or high-dose rate/temporary radiation sources), and hormone therapy. Unlike in early stage disease, observation/watchful waiting is typically not a treatment option in locally advanced prostate cancer.Of the curative local control modalities, the one most commonly used, and the one which has emerged as the clinical standard, is photon external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). Numerous randomised studies have shown that androgen ablation has an established role in conjunction with radiotherapy for locally advanced disease - the current standard of care is thus photon EBRT plus neoadjuvant and adjuvant androgen ablation. Long-term androgen ablation appears to be better than short-term ablation, even when hormone complications are considered. EBRT is typically delivered to the prostate, seminal vesicles and pelvic lymph nodes, although in some circumstances local fields to the prostate and seminal vesicles may be adequate. New treatment planning and delivery techniques, such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy and organ motion tracking, are being developed to reduce the morbidity of radiotherapy while permitting a higher delivered dose.Further work is necessary to determine the precise sequencing and duration of hormone therapy in conjunction with radiotherapy and the optimum radiotherapy treatment volume. Additional work is also needed to determine the precise groups benefiting from other local control modalities such as surgery and brachytherapy. Finally, novel investigational strategies such as chemotherapy and gene therapy are being applied in an attempt to improve outcomes of locally advanced prostate cancer patients. PMID: 16536635 [PubMed - in process]

March 15, 2006

Thermally induced injury and heat-shock protein expression in cells and tissues.


Thermally induced injury and heat-shock protein expression in cells and tissues.
Thermally induced injury and heat-shock protein expression in cells and tissues. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Mar;1066:222-42 Authors: Rylander MN, Feng Y, Bass J, Diller KR Heat-shock proteins (HSPs) are critical components of a cell's defense mechanism against injury associated with adverse stresses. Initiating insults, such as elevated or depressed temperature, diminished oxygen, and pressure, increase HSP expression and can protect cells against subsequent, otherwise lethal, insults. Although HSPs are very beneficial to the normal cell, cancer cells can also use HSPs in response to stresses associated with various therapies (hyperthermia, chemotherapy, radiation), mitigating injury incurred by these treatments. Hyperthermia is a common treatment option for prostate cancer. HSPs can be induced in regions of the tumor where temperatures are insufficient to cause lethal thermal necrosis. Elevated HSP expression can enhance tumor cell viability and impart increased resistance to subsequent chemotherapy and radiation treatments, thereby promoting tumor recurrence. An understanding of the structure, function, and thermally stimulated HSP kinetics and cell injury for prostate cancer cells is essential to designing effective hyperthermia protocols. Measured thermally induced cellular HSP expression and injury data can be employed to develop a treatment planning model for optimization of the tissue response to therapy based on accurate prediction of the HSP expression and cell damage distribution. PMID: 16533928 [PubMed - in process]

March 12, 2006

prostate cancer chemotherapy; +64 new citations


prostate cancer chemotherapy; +64 new citations
64 new PubMed citations were retrieved for your search. Click on the search hyperlink below to display the complete search results: prostate cancer chemotherapy These PubMed results were generated on 2006/03/12PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

February 27, 2006

In vitro and in vivo prodrug therapy of prostate cancer using anti-gamma-Sm-scFv/hCPA fusion protein.


In vitro and in vivo prodrug therapy of prostate cancer using anti-gamma-Sm-scFv/hCPA fusion protein.
Related Articles In vitro and in vivo prodrug therapy of prostate cancer using anti-gamma-Sm-scFv/hCPA fusion protein. Prostate. 2006 Feb 20; Authors: Hao XK, Liu JY, Yue QH, Wu GJ, Bai YJ, Yin Y BACKGROUND: Raising selectivity to tumor cells is a major challenge for most chemotherapy drugs. One of approaches to realizing this goal is antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT). This study was done to investigate the curative effect of a new ADEPT system for the treatment of prostate cancer. METHODS: Methotrexate (MTX) prodrugs were synthesized and anti-seminoprotein (SM) single-chain antibody/human carboxypeptidase-A fusion protein (scFv/hCPA) was prepared. Therapeutic effects of this ADEPT system were evaluated. RESULTS: The synthesis of prodrugs was successful and the prodrugs were confirmed no cytotoxicity, but hydrolysis with tumor-targeted scFv/hCPA fusion protein gave 1,000-fold higher cytotoxicity than MTX-alpha-Phe only. Cell cycle assays showed that tumor cells were arrested in the S phase after ADEPT treatment; furthermore, tumors were inhibited significantly in scFv/hCPA and MTX-alpha-Phe treated mice. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that targeted activation cytotoxicity against established prostate cancer by scFv/hCPA mediated ADEPT is tumor-specific and has no systemic toxicity in vitro and in vivo. Prostate (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc. PMID: 16491483 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

February 20, 2006

Targeting of cytotoxic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogs to breast, ovarian, endometrial, and prostate cancers.


Targeting of cytotoxic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogs to breast, ovarian, endometrial, and prostate cancers.
Related Articles Targeting of cytotoxic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogs to breast, ovarian, endometrial, and prostate cancers. Biol Reprod. 2005 Nov;73(5):851-9 Authors: Nagy A, Schally AV Targeted chemotherapy is a modern approach aimed at increasing the efficacy of systemic chemotherapy and reducing its side effects. The peptide receptors expressed primarily on cancerous cells can serve as targets for a selective destruction of malignant tumors. Binding sites for LHRH (now known in genome and microarray databases as GNRH1), were found on 52% of human breast cancers, about 80% of human ovarian and endometrial cancers, and 86% of human prostatic carcinoma specimens. Because LHRH receptors are not expressed on most normal tissues, they represent a specific target for cancer chemotherapy with antineoplastic agents linked to an LHRH vector molecule. To test the efficacy of targeted chemotherapy based on LHRH analogs, we recently developed a cytotoxic analog of LHRH, designated AN-152, which consists of [D-Lys6]LHRH covalently linked to one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents, doxorubicin (DOX). In addition, we designed and synthesized a highly active derivative of DOX, 2-pyrrolino-DOX (AN-201), which is 500-1000 times more potent than DOX in vitro. AN-201 is active against tumors resistant to DOX, and noncardiotoxic. As in the case of DOX, AN-201 was coupled to carrier peptide [D-Lys6]LHRH to form a superactive targeted cytotoxic LHRH analog, AN-207. Both AN-152 and AN-207 can effectively inhibit the growth of LHRH receptor-positive human breast, ovarian, endometrial, and prostate cancers xenografted into nude mice. DOX-containing cytotoxic LHRH analog AN-152 is scheduled for clinical phase I/IIa trials in patients with advanced ovarian and breast cancers in 2005. PMID: 16033997 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

February 15, 2006

Osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer after treatment with bisphosphonates: incidence and risk factors.


Osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer after treatment with bisphosphonates: incidence and risk factors.
Related Articles Osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer after treatment with bisphosphonates: incidence and risk factors. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 1;23(34):8580-7 Authors: Bamias A, Kastritis E, Bamia C, Moulopoulos LA, Melakopoulos I, Bozas G, Koutsoukou V, Gika D, Anagnostopoulos A, Papadimitriou C, Terpos E, Dimopoulos MA PURPOSE: Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) has been associated recently with the use of pamidronate and zoledronic acid. We studied the incidence, characteristics, and risk factors for the development of ONJ among patients treated with bisphosphonates for bone metastases. PATIENTS AND METHODS: ONJ was assessed prospectively since July 2003. The first bisphosphonate treatment among patients with ONJ was administered in 1997. Two hundred fifty-two patients who received bisphosphonates since January 1997 were included in this analysis. RESULTS: Seventeen patients (6.7%) developed ONJ: 11 of 111 (9.9%) with multiple myeloma, two of 70 (2.9%) with breast cancer, three of 46 (6.5%) with prostate cancer, and one of 25 (4%) with other neoplasms (P = .289). The median number of treatment cycles and time of exposure to bisphosphonates were 35 infusions and 39.3 months for patients with ONJ compared with 15 infusions (P < .001) and 19 months (P = .001), respectively, for patients with no ONJ. The incidence of ONJ increased with time to exposure from 1.5% among patients treated for 4 to 12 months to 7.7% for treatment of 37 to 48 months. The cumulative hazard was significantly higher with zoledronic acid compared with pamidronate alone or pamidronate and zoledronic acid sequentially (P < .001). All but two patients with ONJ had a history of dental procedures within the last year or use of dentures. CONCLUSION: The use of bisphosphonates seems to be associated with the development of ONJ. Length of exposure seems to be the most important risk factor for this complication. The type of bisphosphonate may play a role and previous dental procedures may be a precipitating factor. PMID: 16314620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

February 14, 2006

Promising chemotherapy regimen for hormone-refractory prostate cancer.


Promising chemotherapy regimen for hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
Related Articles Promising chemotherapy regimen for hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2006 Jan;3(1):8-9 Authors: Osborne T PMID: 16474476 [PubMed - in process]

[Prognostic factors for PSA relapse of prostate cancer after endocrine therapy]


[Prognostic factors for PSA relapse of prostate cancer after endocrine therapy]
Related Articles [Prognostic factors for PSA relapse of prostate cancer after endocrine therapy] Nippon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi. 2005 Nov;96(7):685-90 Authors: Nakata S, Nakano K, Takahashi H, Shimizu K, Kawashima K PURPOSE: Advanced prostate cancer responds well to endocrine therapy initially, but soon becomes refractory and has a poor prognosis. We analyzed the prognostic factors of prostate cancer responding well initially to endocrine therapy with lowering of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level but later showing PSA relapse. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In prostate cancer patients newly diagnosed from January 1992 to December 2004 at our institution, there were 93 patients in that the PSA level of 10 ng/ml or more before therapy initially dropped below 10 ng/ml by endocrine therapy, but showed PSA relapse thereafter. We investigated the relationship between clinical stage, pathological differentiation, initial PSA, duration between initiation of therapy and PSA nadir, the value of PSA nadir, duration between initiation of therapy and PSA relapse, PSA doubling time (PSA-DT) at relapse, PSA response three months after initiation of second line therapy and prognosis after PSA relapse. RESULTS: In Kaplan-Meier method, between all or some categories investigated showed significant difference in prognosis after PSA relapse. In multivariate analysis, the factors that significantly affected prognosis after PSA relapse were clinical stage, pathological differentiation, PSA nadir value, duration between initiation of therapy and PSA relapse and PSA response three months after initiation of second line therapy. CONCLUSION: We investigated the prognostic factors refractory to endocrine therapy. These results are useful in planning the therapy, and in explaining the status or future prospective of the disease to patients and families. PMID: 16363654 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

February 13, 2006

Changes in tissue prostatic acidic phosphatase during endocrine treatment of patients with prostatic carcinoma.


Changes in tissue prostatic acidic phosphatase during endocrine treatment of patients with prostatic carcinoma.
Related Articles Changes in tissue prostatic acidic phosphatase during endocrine treatment of patients with prostatic carcinoma. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2005;39(5):393-8 Authors: Grande M, Carlström K, Lundh-Rozell B, Stege R, Pousette A OBJECTIVE: We have previously developed methods for the quantification of different macromolecules in aspiration biopsy material and described the changes in prostate-specific antigen (T-PSA) during cancer treatment. We have now studied the changes in tissue prostatic acidic phosphatase (T-PAP) in 58 endocrine-treated patients with prostatic carcinoma and compared these data with cancer development data and tissue PSA (T-PSA) levels. MATERIAL AND METHODS: PAP and PSA were quantified in aspiration biopsies taken before treatment and after 6 and 12 months of treatment. Patients were followed until death or for >98 months. RESULTS: Pretreatment T-PSA was more strongly associated with survival than T-PAP. Both T-PSA and T-PAP decreased in responders during treatment. In non-responders, T-PSA and T-PAP increased after 12 months in 17/18 and 7/13 patients, respectively. Estrogen-treated responders had significantly higher T-PSA, but not T-PAP, treatment values than those treated with orchidectomy or gonadotropin-releasing hormone. CONCLUSIONS: The inferiority of serum PAP compared to PSA for monitoring cancer treatment may reflect its less pronounced changes at the tissue level, indicating different in vivo regulation of the two markers. Estrogen stimulation of PSA synthesis in vivo may underlie the higher PSA levels observed during estrogen treatment. PMID: 16257841 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

February 12, 2006

Molecular modelling of the androgen receptor axis: rational basis for androgen receptor intervention in androgen-independent prostate cancer.


Molecular modelling of the androgen receptor axis: rational basis for androgen receptor intervention in androgen-independent prostate cancer.
Related Articles Molecular modelling of the androgen receptor axis: rational basis for androgen receptor intervention in androgen-independent prostate cancer. BJU Int. 2005 Dec;96 Suppl 2:2-9 Authors: Fletterick RJ Androgen depletion in combination with antiandrogenic agents is initially highly effective for treating prostate cancer, and is the recommended treatment for more advanced or higher-grade tumours. However, many tumours eventually become insensitive to androgens, even though the androgen receptor (AR) continues to be expressed. Computational chemistry combined with structural analysis of nuclear receptors and determination of binding affinities of natural and designed coregulators (coactivators and corepressors) provides the theoretical framework for the rational design of novel therapeutic agents directed at the AR. Adding alternative groups to various sites throughout the receptor can alter the conformation of the molecule and its functional binding with coactivators or corepressors. Possible molecules can be identified thoroughly and systematically using intelligent high-throughput screening and FASTrack chemistry (three-dimensional crystallography). Applying these techniques should eventually result in therapeutic agents for androgen-independent prostate cancer that can block binding of AR coactivators while simultaneously increasing binding of AR corepressors. PMID: 16359432 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

February 9, 2006

Docetaxel in hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer.


Docetaxel in hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer.
Related Articles Docetaxel in hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer. Drugs. 2005;65(16):2287-94; discussion 2295-7 Authors: McKeage K, Keam SJ The taxoid analogue docetaxel is a potent inhibitor of microtubular depolymerisation and, in hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer, it also counters the effects of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. Overall survival was significantly increased in patients with hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer receiving intravenous docetaxel every 3 weeks plus oral prednisone or estramustine, compared with patients receiving intravenous mitoxantrone every 3 weeks plus prednisone in two large phase III trials (TAX 327 and SWOG [Southwest Oncology Group] 9916). In the TAX 327 study, patients receiving docetaxel 75 mg/m(2) every 3 weeks plus prednisone had a median overall survival duration of 18.9 months; in the SWOG 9916 study, median overall survival duration was 17.5 months with docetaxel 60 mg/m(2) every 3 weeks plus estramustine 280 mg three times daily on days 1-5. The median overall survival duration for the control arm of mitoxantrone 12 mg/m(2) every 3 weeks plus prednisone was 16-17 months. Compared with mitoxantrone plus prednisone, docetaxel plus prednisone improved prostate specific antigen response rate, pain and health-related quality of life, and docetaxel plus estramustine increased progression-free survival. Adverse events were more common with docetaxel- than mitoxantrone-based treatment regimens, but most events associated with docetaxel were mild-to-moderate in severity. PMID: 16266195 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

February 8, 2006

Dramatic synergistic anticancer effect of clinically achievable doses of lovastatin and troglitazone.


Dramatic synergistic anticancer effect of clinically achievable doses of lovastatin and troglitazone.
Related Articles Dramatic synergistic anticancer effect of clinically achievable doses of lovastatin and troglitazone. Int J Cancer. 2006 Mar 1;118(3):773-9 Authors: Yao CJ, Lai GM, Chan CF, Cheng AL, Yang YY, Chuang SE Lovastatin (an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) and troglitazone (a PPAR-gamma agonist) have been intensively studied prospectively for their application in cancer treatment. However, clinical trials of lovastatin or troglitazone in cancer treatment resulted in only limited responses. To improve their efficacy, lovastatin and troglitazone have, respectively, been tried to combine with other anticancer agents with varied outcomes. In our study, we found a dramatic synergism between lovastatin and troglitazone in anticancer at clinically achievable concentrations. This synergism was found in far majority of cell lines tested including DBTRG 05 MG (glioblastoma) and CL1-0 (lung). This amazing synergism was accompanied by synergistic modulation of E2F-1 and p27(Kip1), which were reported to mediate the anticancer activities of lovastatin and troglitazone, respectively, and other cell cycle regulating proteins such as CDK2, cyclin A and RB phosphorylation status. With this dramatic combination effect of lovastatin and troglitazone, a promising regimen of cancer therapy may be materialized in the future. PMID: 16094629 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

February 7, 2006

Hormone refractory prostate cancer: Management and advances.


Hormone refractory prostate cancer: Management and advances.
Related Articles Hormone refractory prostate cancer: Management and advances. Cancer Treat Rev. 2006 Feb 1; Authors: Sonpavde G, Hutson TE, Berry WR Effective therapeutic options have not existed for prostate cancer progressing after androgen deprivation therapy until very recently. Secondary hormonal manipulations offer marginal benefits. Docetaxel based chemotherapy has been demonstrated to extend survival and change the natural history of the disease in two large randomized trials. These studies have provided the impetus to combine docetaxel with novel biologic agents to further consolidate the gains in long-term outcome. With the arrival of exciting agents including vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, bone-targeted drugs, antisense oligonucleotides, anti-angiogenic drugs and small molecule receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, the future treatment of prostate cancer appears promising. PMID: 16458434 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

February 5, 2006

Antiproliferative activity of angiotensin II receptor blocker through cross-talk between stromal and epithelial prostate cancer cells.


Antiproliferative activity of angiotensin II receptor blocker through cross-talk between stromal and epithelial prostate cancer cells.
Related Articles Antiproliferative activity of angiotensin II receptor blocker through cross-talk between stromal and epithelial prostate cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther. 2005 Nov;4(11):1699-709 Authors: Uemura H, Ishiguro H, Nagashima Y, Sasaki T, Nakaigawa N, Hasumi H, Kato S, Kubota Y We showed previously that angiotensin II activated the proliferation of prostate cancer cells and that angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) could inhibit it. Here, we investigated whether angiotensin II exerts mitogenic effects on the cross-talk between stromal and cancer cells and whether an ARB can inhibit tumor growth through actions on stromal cells. Cell proliferation and interleukin-6 secretion of prostate stromal PrSC cells stimulated with angiotensin II, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, or epidermal growth factor were examined in the absence and presence of ARB. We examined the effect of ARB on mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation of PrSC and PC-3 cells treated with conditioned medium of PrSC cells and determined the effect of ARB on tumor growth induced by paracrine factors from PrSC cells. Angiotensin II activated the cell proliferation and interleukin-6 secretion of PrSC cells, and ARB inhibited it. Angiotensin II, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, or epidermal growth factor induced MAPK phosphorylation in PrSC cells, and this phosphorylation was inhibited by ARB. Conditioned medium of PrSC cells with angiotensin II activated MAPK phosphorylation in PC-3 cells, and ARB-treated conditioned medium of PrSC cells inhibited it. The tumor growth and angiogenesis of a mixture of PC-3 with PrSC were inhibited by ARB administration, whereas those of PC-3 xenografts were not inhibited. ARB exerted an antiproliferative effect on prostate cancer through paracrine factors from stromal cells. Because prostate stromal cells are thought to be involved in the initiation and development of prostate cancer, the present data suggest the possibility that ARBs are a novel therapeutic class of agents for prostate cancer. PMID: 16275991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 30, 2006

A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model.


A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model.
Related Articles A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model. Cancer Res. 2005 Dec 1;65(23):11203-13 Authors: Saleem M, Kweon MH, Yun JM, Adhami VM, Khan N, Syed DN, Mukhtar H In prostate cancer, a fine balance between cell proliferation and apoptotic death is lost, resulting in increased cellular mass and tumor progression. One approach to redress this imbalance and control this malignancy is its preventive intervention through the use of dietary natural agents. Here, we investigated the growth-inhibitory effect and associated mechanisms of Lupeol, a triterpene present in fruits and vegetables, in androgen-sensitive human prostate cancer cells. Lupeol treatment resulted in significant inhibition of cell viability in a dose-dependent manner and caused apoptotic death of prostate cancer cells. Lupeol was found to induce the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase protein and degradation of acinus protein with a significant increase in the expression of FADD protein. Among all death receptor targets examined, Lupeol specifically caused a significant increase in the expression of Fas receptor. The small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of the Fas gene and inhibition of caspase-6, caspase-8, and caspase-9 by their specific inhibitors confirmed that Lupeol specifically activates the Fas receptor-mediated apoptotic pathway in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells. The treatment of cells with a combination of anti-Fas monoclonal antibody and Lupeol resulted in higher cell death compared with the additive effect of the two compounds alone, suggesting a synergistic effect. Lupeol treatment resulted in a significant inhibition in growth of tumors with concomitant reduction in prostate-specific antigen secretion in athymic nude mice implanted with CWR22Rnu1 cells. Because early clinical prostate cancer growth is an androgen-dependent response, the results of the present study suggest that Lupeol may have a potential to be an effective agent against prostate cancer. PMID: 16322271 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 29, 2006

A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model.


A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model.
Related Articles A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model. Cancer Res. 2005 Dec 1;65(23):11203-13 Authors: Saleem M, Kweon MH, Yun JM, Adhami VM, Khan N, Syed DN, Mukhtar H In prostate cancer, a fine balance between cell proliferation and apoptotic death is lost, resulting in increased cellular mass and tumor progression. One approach to redress this imbalance and control this malignancy is its preventive intervention through the use of dietary natural agents. Here, we investigated the growth-inhibitory effect and associated mechanisms of Lupeol, a triterpene present in fruits and vegetables, in androgen-sensitive human prostate cancer cells. Lupeol treatment resulted in significant inhibition of cell viability in a dose-dependent manner and caused apoptotic death of prostate cancer cells. Lupeol was found to induce the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase protein and degradation of acinus protein with a significant increase in the expression of FADD protein. Among all death receptor targets examined, Lupeol specifically caused a significant increase in the expression of Fas receptor. The small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of the Fas gene and inhibition of caspase-6, caspase-8, and caspase-9 by their specific inhibitors confirmed that Lupeol specifically activates the Fas receptor-mediated apoptotic pathway in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells. The treatment of cells with a combination of anti-Fas monoclonal antibody and Lupeol resulted in higher cell death compared with the additive effect of the two compounds alone, suggesting a synergistic effect. Lupeol treatment resulted in a significant inhibition in growth of tumors with concomitant reduction in prostate-specific antigen secretion in athymic nude mice implanted with CWR22Rnu1 cells. Because early clinical prostate cancer growth is an androgen-dependent response, the results of the present study suggest that Lupeol may have a potential to be an effective agent against prostate cancer. PMID: 16322271 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 28, 2006

A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model.


A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model.
Related Articles A novel dietary triterpene Lupeol induces fas-mediated apoptotic death of androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model. Cancer Res. 2005 Dec 1;65(23):11203-13 Authors: Saleem M, Kweon MH, Yun JM, Adhami VM, Khan N, Syed DN, Mukhtar H In prostate cancer, a fine balance between cell proliferation and apoptotic death is lost, resulting in increased cellular mass and tumor progression. One approach to redress this imbalance and control this malignancy is its preventive intervention through the use of dietary natural agents. Here, we investigated the growth-inhibitory effect and associated mechanisms of Lupeol, a triterpene present in fruits and vegetables, in androgen-sensitive human prostate cancer cells. Lupeol treatment resulted in significant inhibition of cell viability in a dose-dependent manner and caused apoptotic death of prostate cancer cells. Lupeol was found to induce the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase protein and degradation of acinus protein with a significant increase in the expression of FADD protein. Among all death receptor targets examined, Lupeol specifically caused a significant increase in the expression of Fas receptor. The small interfering RNA-mediated silencing of the Fas gene and inhibition of caspase-6, caspase-8, and caspase-9 by their specific inhibitors confirmed that Lupeol specifically activates the Fas receptor-mediated apoptotic pathway in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells. The treatment of cells with a combination of anti-Fas monoclonal antibody and Lupeol resulted in higher cell death compared with the additive effect of the two compounds alone, suggesting a synergistic effect. Lupeol treatment resulted in a significant inhibition in growth of tumors with concomitant reduction in prostate-specific antigen secretion in athymic nude mice implanted with CWR22Rnu1 cells. Because early clinical prostate cancer growth is an androgen-dependent response, the results of the present study suggest that Lupeol may have a potential to be an effective agent against prostate cancer. PMID: 16322271 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 24, 2006

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0521: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Androgen Suppression and Radiation Therapy Versus Androgen Suppression and Radiation Therapy Followed by Chemotherapy with Docetaxel/Prednisone for Localized, High-Risk Prostate Cance


Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0521: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Androgen Suppression and Radiation Therapy Versus Androgen Suppression and Radiation Therapy Followed by Chemotherapy with Docetaxel/Prednisone for Localized, High-Risk Prostate Cancer.
Related Articles Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0521: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Androgen Suppression and Radiation Therapy Versus Androgen Suppression and Radiation Therapy Followed by Chemotherapy with Docetaxel/Prednisone for Localized, High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2005 Dec;4(3):212-4 Authors: Patel AR, Sandler HM, Pienta KJ PMID: 16425991 [PubMed - in process]

January 23, 2006

Comparison of biological effects of non-nucleoside DNA methylation inhibitors versus 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine.


Comparison of biological effects of non-nucleoside DNA methylation inhibitors versus 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine.
Related Articles Comparison of biological effects of non-nucleoside DNA methylation inhibitors versus 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. Mol Cancer Ther. 2005 Oct;4(10):1515-20 Authors: Chuang JC, Yoo CB, Kwan JM, Li TW, Liang G, Yang AS, Jones PA DNA cytosine methylation plays a considerable role in normal development, gene regulation, and carcinogenesis. Hypermethylation of the promoters of some tumor suppressor genes and the associated silencing of these genes often occur in certain cancer types. The reversal of this process by DNA methylation inhibitors is a promising new strategy for cancer therapy. In addition to the four well-characterized nucleoside analogue methylation inhibitors, 5-azacytidine, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-Aza-CdR), 5-fluoro-2'-deoxycytidine, and zebularine, there is a growing list of non-nucleoside inhibitors. However, a systemic study comparing these potential demethylating agents has not been done. In this study, we examined three non-nucleoside demethylating agents, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate, hydralazine, and procainamide, and compared their effects and potencies with 5-Aza-CdR, the most potent DNA methylation inhibitor. We found that 5-Aza-CdR is far more effective in DNA methylation inhibition as well as in reactivating genes, compared with non-nucleoside inhibitors. PMID: 16227400 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 21, 2006

RTOG study shows improved survival for prostate cancer patients given adjuvant goserelin.


RTOG study shows improved survival for prostate cancer patients given adjuvant goserelin.
Related Articles RTOG study shows improved survival for prostate cancer patients given adjuvant goserelin. Oncology (Williston Park). 2005 Aug;19(9):1142 Authors: PMID: 16402596 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 18, 2006

Is dehydroepiandrosterone a hormone?


Is dehydroepiandrosterone a hormone?
Related Articles Is dehydroepiandrosterone a hormone? J Endocrinol. 2005 Nov;187(2):169-96 Authors: Labrie F, Luu-The V, B langer A, Lin SX, Simard J, Pelletier G, Labrie C Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is not a hormone but it is a very important prohormone secreted in large amounts by the adrenals in humans and other primates, but not in lower species. It is secreted in larger quantities than cortisol and is present in the blood at concentrations only second to cholesterol. All the enzymes required to transform DHEA into androgens and/or estrogens are expressed in a cell-specific manner in a large series of peripheral target tissues, thus permitting all androgen-sensitive and estrogen-sensitive tissues to make locally and control the intracellular levels of sex steroids according to local needs. This new field of endocrinology has been called intracrinology. In women, after menopause, all estrogens and almost all androgens are made locally in peripheral tissues from DHEA which indirectly exerts effects, among others, on bone formation, adiposity, muscle, insulin and glucose metabolism, skin, libido and well-being. In men, where the secretion of androgens by the testicles continues for life, the contribution of DHEA to androgens has been best evaluated in the prostate where about 50% of androgens are made locally from DHEA. Such knowledge has led to the development of combined androgen blockade (CAB), a treatment which adds a pure anti-androgen to medical (GnRH agonist) or surgical castration in order to block the access of the androgens made locally to the androgen receptor. In fact, CAB has been the first treatment demonstrated to prolong life in advanced prostate cancer while recent data indicate that it can permit long-term control and probably cure in at least 90% of cases of localized prostate cancer. The new field of intracrinology or local formation of sex steroids from DHEA in target tissues has permitted major advances in the treatment of the two most frequent cancers, namely breast and prostate cancer, while its potential use as a physiological HRT could well provide a physiological balance of androgens and estrogens, thus offering exciting possibilities for women's health at menopause. PMID: 16293766 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 13, 2006

Bone loss after initiation of androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer.


Bone loss after initiation of androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer.
Related Articles Bone loss after initiation of androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Dec;90(12):6410-7 Authors: Greenspan SL, Coates P, Sereika SM, Nelson JB, Trump DL, Resnick NM CONTEXT: Although androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer is associated with bone loss, little is known about when this bone loss occurs. OBJECTIVE: We postulated that men on ADT would experience the greatest bone loss acutely after initiation of ADT. DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a 12-month prospective study at an academic medical center. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: We studied 152 men with prostate cancer (30 with acute ADT, < 6 months; 50 with chronic ADT, > or = 6 months; and 72 with no ADT) and 43 healthy age-matched controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We assessed bone mineral density (BMD) of the hip, wrist, total body, and spine; body composition; and markers of bone turnover. RESULTS: After 12 months, men receiving acute ADT had a significant reduction in BMD of 2.5 +/- 0.6% at the total hip, 2.4 +/- 1.0% at the trochanter, 2.6 +/- 0.5% at the total radius, 3.3 +/- 0.5% at the total body, and 4.0 +/- 1.5% at the posteroanterior spine (all P < 0.05). Men with chronic ADT had a 2.0 +/- 0.6% reduction in BMD at the total radius (P < 0.05). Healthy controls and men with prostate cancer not receiving ADT had no significant reduction in BMD. Both use and duration of ADT were associated with change in bone mass at the hip (P < 0.05). Men receiving acute ADT had a 10.4 +/- 1.7% increase in total body fat and a 3.5 +/- 0.5% reduction in total body lean mass at 12 months, whereas body composition did not change in men with prostate cancer on chronic ADT or in healthy controls (P < 0.05). Markers of bone formation and resorption were elevated in men receiving acute ADT after 6 and 12 months compared with the other men with prostate cancer and controls (P < 0.05). Men in the highest tertile of bone turnover markers at 6 months had the greatest loss of bone density at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: Men with prostate cancer who are initiating ADT have a 5- to 10-fold increased loss of bone density at multiple skeletal sites compared with either healthy controls or men with prostate cancer who are not on ADT, placing them at increased risk of fracture. Bone loss is maximal in the first year after initiation of ADT, suggesting initiation of early preventive therapy. PMID: 16189261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 12, 2006

Defining biochemical failure after radiotherapy with and without androgen deprivation for prostate cancer.


Defining biochemical failure after radiotherapy with and without androgen deprivation for prostate cancer.
Related Articles Defining biochemical failure after radiotherapy with and without androgen deprivation for prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Dec 1;63(5):1455-62 Authors: Buyyounouski MK, Hanlon AL, Eisenberg DF, Horwitz EM, Feigenberg SJ, Uzzo RG, Pollack A PURPOSE: To compare several characteristics of alternative definitions of biochemical failure (BF) in men with extended follow-up after radiotherapy (RT) with or with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: From December 1, 1991, to April 30, 1998, 688 men with Stage T1c-T3NX-N0M0 prostate cancer received RT alone (n = 586) or RT plus ADT (n = 102) with a minimal follow-up of 4 years and five or more "ADT-free" posttreatment prostate-specific antigen levels. BF was defined by three methods: (1) the ASTRO definition (three consecutive rises in prostate-specific antigen level); (2) a modified American Society for Therapeutic Radiology Oncology (ASTRO) definition requiring two additional consecutive rises when a decline immediately subsequent to three consecutive rises occurred; and (3) the "Houston" or nadir plus 2-ng/mL definition (a rise of at least 2 ng/mL greater than the nadir). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and overall accuracy were determined for each using clinical progression as the endpoint. Furthermore, the misclassification rates for a steadily rising prostate-specific antigen level, ability to satisfy the proportional hazards (RT with or without ADT), effects of short follow-up, and intervals to the diagnosis of BF were compared. RESULTS: The misclassification rate for BF using the nadir plus 2-ng/mL definition was 2% for RT alone and 0% for RT plus ADT compared with 0% and 0% for the modified ASTRO definition, and 5% and 23% for the ASTRO definition, respectively. The hazard rates for RT alone and RT plus ADT were proportional only for the nadir plus 2 ng/mL definition and seemingly unaffected by the length of follow-up. For RT with or without ADT, the nadir plus 2 ng/mL definition was the most specific (RT, 80% vs. RT plus ADT, 75%) with the greatest positive predictive value (RT, 36% vs. RT plus ADT, 25%) and overall accuracy (RT, 81% vs. RT plus ADT, 77%). A greater proportion of BF was diagnosed in the first 2 years of follow-up with the nadir plus 2 ng/mL definition compared with the ASTRO definition (13% vs. 5%, p = 0.0138, chi-square test). CONCLUSION: The nadir plus 2 ng/mL definition was the best predictor of sustained, true, biochemical, and clinical failure, and was not affected by the use of ADT or follow-up length. PMID: 16169682 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 11, 2006

Defining biochemical failure after radiotherapy with and without androgen deprivation for prostate cancer.


Defining biochemical failure after radiotherapy with and without androgen deprivation for prostate cancer.
Related Articles Defining biochemical failure after radiotherapy with and without androgen deprivation for prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Dec 1;63(5):1455-62 Authors: Buyyounouski MK, Hanlon AL, Eisenberg DF, Horwitz EM, Feigenberg SJ, Uzzo RG, Pollack A PURPOSE: To compare several characteristics of alternative definitions of biochemical failure (BF) in men with extended follow-up after radiotherapy (RT) with or with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: From December 1, 1991, to April 30, 1998, 688 men with Stage T1c-T3NX-N0M0 prostate cancer received RT alone (n = 586) or RT plus ADT (n = 102) with a minimal follow-up of 4 years and five or more "ADT-free" posttreatment prostate-specific antigen levels. BF was defined by three methods: (1) the ASTRO definition (three consecutive rises in prostate-specific antigen level); (2) a modified American Society for Therapeutic Radiology Oncology (ASTRO) definition requiring two additional consecutive rises when a decline immediately subsequent to three consecutive rises occurred; and (3) the "Houston" or nadir plus 2-ng/mL definition (a rise of at least 2 ng/mL greater than the nadir). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and overall accuracy were determined for each using clinical progression as the endpoint. Furthermore, the misclassification rates for a steadily rising prostate-specific antigen level, ability to satisfy the proportional hazards (RT with or without ADT), effects of short follow-up, and intervals to the diagnosis of BF were compared. RESULTS: The misclassification rate for BF using the nadir plus 2-ng/mL definition was 2% for RT alone and 0% for RT plus ADT compared with 0% and 0% for the modified ASTRO definition, and 5% and 23% for the ASTRO definition, respectively. The hazard rates for RT alone and RT plus ADT were proportional only for the nadir plus 2 ng/mL definition and seemingly unaffected by the length of follow-up. For RT with or without ADT, the nadir plus 2 ng/mL definition was the most specific (RT, 80% vs. RT plus ADT, 75%) with the greatest positive predictive value (RT, 36% vs. RT plus ADT, 25%) and overall accuracy (RT, 81% vs. RT plus ADT, 77%). A greater proportion of BF was diagnosed in the first 2 years of follow-up with the nadir plus 2 ng/mL definition compared with the ASTRO definition (13% vs. 5%, p = 0.0138, chi-square test). CONCLUSION: The nadir plus 2 ng/mL definition was the best predictor of sustained, true, biochemical, and clinical failure, and was not affected by the use of ADT or follow-up length. PMID: 16169682 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

January 7, 2006

Selective blockade of androgenic steroid synthesis by novel lyase inhibitors as a therapeutic strategy for treating metastatic prostate cancer.


Selective blockade of androgenic steroid synthesis by novel lyase inhibitors as a therapeutic strategy for treating metastatic prostate cancer.
Related Articles Selective blockade of androgenic steroid synthesis by novel lyase inhibitors as a therapeutic strategy for treating metastatic prostate cancer. BJU Int. 2005 Dec;96(9):1241-6 Authors: Attard G, Belldegrun AS, de Bono JS PMID: 16287438 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

[Indications of the association of radiotherapy and hormonal treatment in prostate cancer]


[Indications of the association of radiotherapy and hormonal treatment in prostate cancer]
Related Articles [Indications of the association of radiotherapy and hormonal treatment in prostate cancer] Cancer Radiother. 2005 Nov;9(6-7):394-8 Authors: Bolla M, Maingon P, Fourneret P, Artignan X, Descotes JL RTOG and EORTC randomised phase III trials investigated combination of radiation therapy and hormonal treatment in locally advanced prostate cancer T2c-T4 N0-1 M0 (UICC 2002). Complete androgen blockade initiated 2 months prior to starting radiotherapy and stopped at the completion of radiotherapy vs radiation therapy alone, increased overall survival in patients with Gleason score 2-6. Adjuvant androgen suppression started at the end of the radiotherapy and continued indefinitely improved significantly overall survival of patients Gleason score 8 to 10. Complete androgen blockade in two months before and two months during radiation followed by 24 additional months of LHRH analogue alone improved overall survival of patients Gleason score 8-10 with respect to CAB alone. EORTC trial 22861 has shown that androgen suppression with LHRH analogue given during and for 3 years after external irradiation improved overall survival whatever the Gleason score. The role of hormonal treatment is currently assessed in localized prostate cancer (T1-2 N0) with poor prognostic factors: Gleason score 8-10, PSA>20 ng/ml. PMID: 16226044 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

December 22, 2005

High-dose radioimmunotherapy combined with fixed, low-dose paclitaxel in metastatic prostate


High-dose radioimmunotherapy combined with fixed, low-dose paclitaxel in metastatic prostate and breast cancer by using a MUC-1 monoclonal antibody, m170, linked to indium-111/yttrium-90 via a cathepsin cleavable linker with cyclosporine to prevent human anti-mouse antibody.
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High-dose radioimmunotherapy combined with fixed, low-dose paclitaxel in metastatic prostate and breast cancer by using a MUC-1 monoclonal antibody, m170, linked to indium-111/yttrium-90 via a cathepsin cleavable linker with cyclosporine to prevent human anti-mouse antibody.

Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Aug 15;11(16):5920-7

Authors: Richman CM, Denardo SJ, O'Donnell RT, Yuan A, Shen S, Goldstein DS, Tuscano JM, Wun T, Chew HK, Lara PN, Kukis DL, Natarajan A, Meares CF, Lamborn KR, DeNardo GL

PURPOSE: Although radioimmunotherapy alone is effective in lymphoma, its application to solid tumors will likely require a combined modality approach. In these phase I studies, paclitaxel was combined with radioimmunotherapy in patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer or advanced breast cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Patients were imaged with indium-111 (111In)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetic acid-peptide-m170. One week later, yttrium-90 (90Y)-m170 was infused (12 mCi/m2 for prostate cancer and 22 mCi/m2 for breast cancer). Initial cohorts received radioimmunotherapy alone. Subsequent cohorts received radioimmunotherapy followed 48 hours later by paclitaxel (75 mg/m2). Cyclosporine was given to prevent development of human anti-mouse antibody. RESULTS: Bone and soft tissue metastases were targeted by 111In-m170 in 15 of the 16 patients imaged. Three prostate cancer patients treated with radioimmunotherapy alone had no grade 3 or 4 toxicity. With radioimmunotherapy and paclitaxel, two of three prostate cancer patients developed transient grade 4 neutropenia. Four breast cancer patients treated with radioimmunotherapy alone had grade 3 or 4 myelosuppression. With radioimmunotherapy and paclitaxel, both breast cancer patients developed grade 4 neutropenia. Three breast cancer patients required infusion of previously harvested peripheral blood stem cells because of neutropenic fever or bleeding. One patient in this trial developed human anti-mouse antibody in contrast to 12 of 17 patients in a prior trial using m170-radioimmunotherapy without cyclosporine. CONCLUSIONS: 111In/90Y-m170 targets prostate and breast cancer and can be combined with paclitaxel with toxicity limited to marrow suppression at the dose levels above. The maximum tolerated dose of radioimmunotherapy and fixed-dose paclitaxel with peripheral blood stem cell support has not been reached. Cyclosporine is effective in preventing human anti-mouse antibody, suggesting the feasibility of multidose, "fractionated" therapy that could enhance clinical response.

PMID: 16115934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


Richman CM, Denardo SJ, O'Donnell RT, Yuan A, Shen S, Goldstein DS, Tuscano JM, Wun T, Chew HK, Lara PN, Kukis DL, Natarajan A, Meares CF, Lamborn KR, DeNardo GL

December 19, 2005

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December 12, 2005

The Health of Older-Adult, Long-term Cancer Survivors. Related Articles The


The Health of Older-Adult, Long-term Cancer Survivors.
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The Health of Older-Adult, Long-term Cancer Survivors.

Cancer Nurs. 2005 Nov-Dec;28(6):415-24

Authors: Deimling GT, Sterns S, Bowman KF, Kahana B

Research indicates that cancer-related health problems persist for decades among survivors. The combination of late effects of cancer or its treatment and age-related health problems may add to the vulnerability of older survivors. This research reports on the health and functioning of a sample of long-term (5+years), older-adult (>60 years) survivors of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. Data were derived from 321 in-person interviews with a sample randomly selected from a tumor registry at a comprehensive cancer center. Descriptive data analyzed comorbid health conditions and continued cancer symptoms reported by survivors. Correlational analysis examined the association among demographic cancer-related factors and a range of health quality-of-life outcomes, including functioning and illness impact. Nearly 40% of respondents have at least 1 symptom attributed to cancer/treatment. Pain was the most commonly reported symptom, with 21% attributing it to cancer. More than 40% of breast cancer survivors and nearly 20% of prostate cancer survivors reported pain. Being African American or female was significantly associated with more current symptoms and greater functional difficulty. Survivors who had chemotherapy and survivors with more types of treatment reported significantly more symptoms both during treatment and currently. Many older-adult survivors are more vulnerable due to both cancer-related symptoms and comorbid health conditions. Women and African Americans are at special risk. This combined vulnerability is an important factor for clinicians treating long-term survivors.

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Deimling GT, Sterns S, Bowman KF, Kahana B

December 8, 2005

Sexual function after external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer: What do


Sexual function after external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer: What do we know?
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Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2005 Nov 30;

Authors: Incrocci L

Quality of life in general and sexual functioning in particular have become very important in cancer patients. Due to modern surgical techniques, improved quality of drugs for chemotherapy and very modern radiation techniques, more patients can be successfully treated without largely compromising sexual functioning. One can assume that because of the life-threatening nature of cancer, sexual activity is not important to patients and their partners, but this is not true. Prostate cancer has become the most common non-skin malignant neoplasm in older men in Western countries. In this paper, we discuss the various methods used to evaluate erectile and sexual dysfunction and the definition of potency. Data on the etiology of erectile dysfunction after external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer is reviewed, and the literature is been summarized. Patients should be offered sexual counseling and informed about the availability of effective treatments for erectile dysfunction, such as sildenafil, intracavernosal injection, and vacuum devices. Cancer affects quality of life and sexual function. The challenge for oncologists is to address this with compassion.

PMID: 16325413 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Incrocci L

December 4, 2005

Ixabepilone (Epothilone B Analogue BMS-247550) Is Active in Chemotherapy-Naive Patients


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J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 1;23(34):8724-9

Authors: Hussain M, Tangen CM, Lara PN, Vaishampayan UN, Petrylak DP, Colevas AD, Sakr WA, Crawford ED

PURPOSE The epothilones are a new class of tubulin-polymerizing agents with activity in taxane-sensitive and resistant tumor models. We evaluated ixabepilone (BMS-247550) in patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). METHODS Eligible patients had chemotherapy-naive metastatic HRPC, a Zubrod performance status of 0 to 2, and adequate organ function. All patients received BMS-247550 at 40 mg/m(2) over 3 hours every 3 weeks. The primary end point was proportion of patients achieving a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response. Results Forty-eight patients with metastatic HRPC were registered. Forty-two patients were eligible, with a median age of 73 years and a median PSA level of 111 ng/mL; 78% had bone-only or bone and soft tissue metastases, and 88% had objective radiologic disease progression at registration. Grade 3 and 4 adverse events (AEs) occurred in 16 and three patients, respectively. All grade 4 toxicities were neutropenia or leukopenia. The most frequent grade 3 AEs were neuropathy (eight patients), hematologic toxicity (seven patients), flu-like symptoms, and infection (five patients each). There were no grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia or grade 5 AEs. There were 14 confirmed PSA responses (33%; 95% CI, 20% to 50%); 72% of PSA responders had declines greater than 80%, and two patients achieved an undetectable PSA. The estimated median progression-free survival is 6 months (95% CI, 4 to 8 months), and the median survival is 18 months (95% CI, 13 to 24 months). CONCLUSION Ixabepilone has demonstrated activity in patients with chemotherapy-naive metastatic HRPC. Major toxicities were neutropenia and neuropathy. Further testing to define its activity relative to standard therapy is warranted.

PMID: 16314632 [PubMed - in process]


Hussain M, Tangen CM, Lara PN, Vaishampayan UN, Petrylak DP, Colevas AD, Sakr WA, Crawford ED

December 1, 2005

Ixabepilone (Epothilone B Analogue BMS-247550) Is Active in Chemotherapy-Naive Patients


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J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 1;23(34):8724-9

Authors: Hussain M, Tangen CM, Lara PN, Vaishampayan UN, Petrylak DP, Colevas AD, Sakr WA, Crawford ED

PURPOSE The epothilones are a new class of tubulin-polymerizing agents with activity in taxane-sensitive and resistant tumor models. We evaluated ixabepilone (BMS-247550) in patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). METHODS Eligible patients had chemotherapy-naive metastatic HRPC, a Zubrod performance status of 0 to 2, and adequate organ function. All patients received BMS-247550 at 40 mg/m(2) over 3 hours every 3 weeks. The primary end point was proportion of patients achieving a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response. Results Forty-eight patients with metastatic HRPC were registered. Forty-two patients were eligible, with a median age of 73 years and a median PSA level of 111 ng/mL; 78% had bone-only or bone and soft tissue metastases, and 88% had objective radiologic disease progression at registration. Grade 3 and 4 adverse events (AEs) occurred in 16 and three patients, respectively. All grade 4 toxicities were neutropenia or leukopenia. The most frequent grade 3 AEs were neuropathy (eight patients), hematologic toxicity (seven patients), flu-like symptoms, and infection (five patients each). There were no grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia or grade 5 AEs. There were 14 confirmed PSA responses (33%; 95% CI, 20% to 50%); 72% of PSA responders had declines greater than 80%, and two patients achieved an undetectable PSA. The estimated median progression-free survival is 6 months (95% CI, 4 to 8 months), and the median survival is 18 months (95% CI, 13 to 24 months). CONCLUSION Ixabepilone has demonstrated activity in patients with chemotherapy-naive metastatic HRPC. Major toxicities were neutropenia and neuropathy. Further testing to define its activity relative to standard therapy is warranted.

PMID: 16314632 [PubMed - in process]


Hussain M, Tangen CM, Lara PN, Vaishampayan UN, Petrylak DP, Colevas AD, Sakr WA, Crawford ED

November 29, 2005

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Urologe A. 2005 Nov 26;

Authors: Heidenreich A

PSA-progression following primary ADT defines an androgen-refractory but still hormone sensitive PCA which might respond to secondary hormonal manipulations. Secondary hormonal manipulations will result in a PSA decline >50% in about 60-80% of the patients with a mean duration of 7-17 months depending on the type of treatment. PSA-progression following secondary endocrine treatment defines hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPCA) which might be treated by systemic chemotherapy. Based on the results of 2 prospective, randomized clinical phase-III trials comparing docetaxel and mitoxantrone, docetaxel results in a statistically significant survival benefit of 2.5 months, a significantly higher PSA- and pain response and represents the treatment of choice in the management of HRPCA. Bisphosphonates such as zoledronate represent another cornerstone in the management of PSA-progressive PCA demonstrating a significant benefit with regard to the prevention of skeletal related events. Furthermore, bisphosphonates might be indicated in the treatment of symptomatic bone pain. The current article critically reflects the various therapeutic options in the management of PSA progression following primary androgen deprivation for advanced prostate cancer.

PMID: 16311709 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Heidenreich A

November 28, 2005

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November 24, 2005

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Ann Urol (Paris). 2005 Oct;39 Suppl 3:S66-72

Authors: Zerbib M

Prostate cancer is currently the main indication of LH-RH analogs. This class, which in recent years has replaced diethylstilbestrol and surgical castration, now plays a major role at all stages of the disease. Numerous studies with contradictory results have compared total hormonal blockage, an alog combined with an anti-androgen, with analog alone in locally advanced prostate cancer. A recent metaanalysis showed a slight though globally non-significant advantage in favour of total blockage, but with a significant advantage in the case of a nonsteroidal anti-androgen. In stage T3 cancers, adjuvant hormone therapy over three years in combination with radiotherapy versus external radiotherapy alone was more effective in terms of local or metastatic progression and survival. Institution during radiotherapy and a prolonged duration of treatment gives a greater benefit though this was only significant for the subgroup of patients with a Gleason score > or = 8. For localized stages but at high risk (PSA > 15 ng / ml and\or Gleason score > 7), adjuvant hormone therapy after prostatectomy improved recurrence-free survival in comparison with prostatectomy followed-up by simple monitoring. On the other hand, the administration of analogs two or three months before radical prostatectomy did not seem to provide any additional benefit. Medical castration prolonged by LH-RH analogs engenders multiple side effects which become all the more worrying as patient survival is prolonged by this hormone therapy. In phase I-II studies, intermittent treatment is equivalent to continuous treatment for "hormone sensitive" patients (PSA nadir at six months < 0.5 ng). Phase III studies are in progress to confirm this equivalence. This intermittent hormone therapy may be a useful solution for elderly patients (> 78 years old) with a biologically highly active cancer and remains to be evaluated in relatively young subjects after radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy. Combination of analogs with chemotherapy has been used very recently for patients who have reached hormonal escape and may be a useful immediate option for patients with cancers with a high risk of progression.

PMID: 16302714 [PubMed - in process]


Zerbib M

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Ann Urol (Paris). 2005 Oct;39 Suppl 3:S66-72

Authors: Zerbib M

Prostate cancer is currently the main indication of LH-RH analogs. This class, which in recent years has replaced diethylstilbestrol and surgical castration, now plays a major role at all stages of the disease. Numerous studies with contradictory results have compared total hormonal blockage, an alog combined with an anti-androgen, with analog alone in locally advanced prostate cancer. A recent metaanalysis showed a slight though globally non-significant advantage in favour of total blockage, but with a significant advantage in the case of a nonsteroidal anti-androgen. In stage T3 cancers, adjuvant hormone therapy over three years in combination with radiotherapy versus external radiotherapy alone was more effective in terms of local or metastatic progression and survival. Institution during radiotherapy and a prolonged duration of treatment gives a greater benefit though this was only significant for the subgroup of patients with a Gleason score > or = 8. For localized stages but at high risk (PSA > 15 ng / ml and\or Gleason score > 7), adjuvant hormone therapy after prostatectomy improved recurrence-free survival in comparison with prostatectomy followed-up by simple monitoring. On the other hand, the administration of analogs two or three months before radical prostatectomy did not seem to provide any additional benefit. Medical castration prolonged by LH-RH analogs engenders multiple side effects which become all the more worrying as patient survival is prolonged by this hormone therapy. In phase I-II studies, intermittent treatment is equivalent to continuous treatment for "hormone sensitive" patients (PSA nadir at six months < 0.5 ng). Phase III studies are in progress to confirm this equivalence. This intermittent hormone therapy may be a useful solution for elderly patients (> 78 years old) with a biologically highly active cancer and remains to be evaluated in relatively young subjects after radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy. Combination of analogs with chemotherapy has been used very recently for patients who have reached hormonal escape and may be a useful immediate option for patients with cancers with a high risk of progression.

PMID: 16302714 [PubMed - in process]


Zerbib M

November 20, 2005

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Urologe A. 2005 Nov 15;

Authors: Miller K

Current prostate cancer studies in Germany encompass the indications "adjuvant therapy", "rising PSA following radical prostatectomy", "metastasized, hormone sensitive prostate cancer", and "hormone refractory prostate cancer". In the adjuvant field, the potential of zoledronic acid for the prevention of bone metastases is being investigated in a large phase III trial. The activity of imatinib in low volume prostate cancer is being tested in patients with rising PSA following radical prostatectomy (phase II). The randomized phase III trial intermittent versus continuous hormone therapy in D1 and D2 patients has finished accrual and follow-up will be extended until the end of 2006. In hormone refractory prostate cancer(HRPC), the results of a recent phase II study (Association of Urological Oncology; AOU AP 33/02) were promising. This led to a currently activate phase III trial comparing intermittent with continuous chemotherapy in HRPC. The interdisciplinary study group of the AUO (Urology) and the ARO (Radio-oncology) has developed several new protocols which are currently under review by the German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe).

PMID: 16292461 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Miller K

November 19, 2005

Corticosteroid-Induced Chemotherapy Resistance in Urological Cancers. Related Articles Corticosteroid-Induced Chemotherapy


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Cancer Biol Ther. 2006 Jan 25;5(1)

Authors: Zhang C, Mattern J, Haferkamp A, Pfitzenmaier J, Hohenfellner M, Rittgen W, Edler L, Debatin KM, Groene E, Herr I

Purpose: Glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone are widely used for medication of urological diseases, e.g., as cotreatment of advanced prostate cancer, to improve appetite, weight loss, fatigue, relieve bone pain, diminish ureteric obstruction, to reduce the production of adrenal androgens, as an antiemetic in patients undergoing chemo- and/or radiotherapy together with serving as "standard" therapy arm in randomized studies. While the potent pro-apoptotic properties and the supportive effects of glucocorticoids to tumor therapy in lymphoid cells are well studied, the impact to growth of prostate and other urological carcinomas is unknown. Methods: We isolated cells from surgical resections of 21 prostate tumors and measured apoptosis and viability in these primary cells and 17 established cell lines from human prostate, bladder, renal cell and testicular carcinomas. Results: We found that dexamethasone induces resistance regarding exposure to several cytotoxic agents such as taxol, gemcitabine, cisplatin, 5-FU and gamma-irradiation in 86% of the freshly isolated prostate tumors and in 100% of the established urological cell lines. No difference in dexamethasone-mediated protection was found in normal, benign and malignant prostate tumors. Conclusions: These data show for the first time that dexamethasone induced therapy resistance in urological carcinomas is not the exception but a more common phenomenon and implicate that glucocorticoids may have two faces in cancer therapy, a beneficial and a dangerous one.

PMID: 16294015 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Zhang C, Mattern J, Haferkamp A, Pfitzenmaier J, Hohenfellner M, Rittgen W, Edler L, Debatin KM, Groene E, Herr I

November 17, 2005

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J Urol. 2005 Nov;174(5):2022-6

Authors: Lin JC, Chang SY, Hsieh DS, Lee CF, Yu DS

PURPOSE: The inhibitor of differentiation-1 protein (Id-1) is over expressed in multidrug resistance prostate cancer cells. We determined the effect of Id-1 expression and its underlying pathways on the development of multidrug resistance in prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: AT3 cells were transfected with the Id-1 gene or a blank vector. Id-1 mRNA expression was determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and Id-1 protein content was detected by immunoblot and flow cytometry. Cellular cytotoxicity was determined by MTT (microculture 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) assay (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Missouri). The activation and expression of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) were measured by transactivation assay and Western blotting, respectively. RESULTS: Id-1 overproduction drove AT3 cells to become resistant to chemotherapeutic agents but did not induce mdr-1 gene expression. The p38MAPK and c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways were suppressed, which correlated with increased Id-1 expression. No significant change in extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation was observed in Id-1 transfectants compared with that of AT3 or vector control. Treatment of Id-1 expressing cells with p38MAPK and JNK inhibitors resulted in decreased doxorubicin induced apoptosis. In contrast, Id-1 expressing cells treated with ERK inhibitor made cells more sensitive to drug induced apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS: Up-regulation of Id-1 was found in prostate cancer multidrug resistant cells. Sustained ERK activation, and JNK and p38MAPK inhibition by Id-1 in cells may confer drug resistance. These changes in MAPKs could be a mechanism for the acquisition of multidrug resistance in prostate cancer.

PMID: 16217386 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


Lin JC, Chang SY, Hsieh DS, Lee CF, Yu DS

November 13, 2005

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Int J Urol. 2005 Sep;12(9):785-94

Authors: Miyake H, Hara I, Gleave ME

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to review our experience in the development of antisense (AS) oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) therapy for prostate cancer targeting antiapoptotic gene, clusterin. METHODS: We initially summarized our data demonstrating that clusterin could be an optimal therapeutic target for prostate cancer, then presented the process of developing AS ODN therapy using several preclinical animal models. Finally, the preliminary data of the recently completed phase I clinical trial using AS clusterin ODN as well as the future prospects of this therapy are discussed. RESULTS: Expression of clusterin was highly up-regulated after androgen withdrawal and during progression to androgen-independence, but low or absent in untreated tissues in both prostate cancer animal model systems and human clinical specimens. Introduction of the clusterin gene into human prostate cancer cells confers resistance to several therapeutic stimuli, including androgen ablation, chemotherapy and radiation. AS ODN targeting the translation initiation site of the clusterin gene markedly inhibited clusterin expression in prostate cancer cells in a dose-dependent and sequence-specific manner. Systemic treatment with AS clusterin ODN enhanced the effects of several conventional therapies through the effective induction of apoptosis in prostate cancer xenograft models. Based on these findings, a phase I clinical trial was completed using AS clusterin ODN incorporating 2'-O-(2-methoxy)ethyl-gapmer backbone (OGX-011), showing up to 90% suppression of clusterin in prostate cancer. CONCLUSIONS: The data described above identified clusterin as an antiapoptotic gene up-regulated in an adaptive cell survival manner following various cell death triggers that helps confer a phenotype resistant to therapeutic stimuli. Inhibition of clusterin expression using AS ODN technology enhances apoptosis induced by several conventional treatments, resulting in the delay of AI progression and improved survival. Clinical trials using AS ODN confirm potent suppression of clusterin expression and phase II studies will begin in early 2005.

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Miyake H, Hara I, Gleave ME