Combined use of oral estramustine phosphate and oral etoposide in patients with hormone refractory prostate carcinoma
	    		
		   		
	    	
    	
    	
   		
        
        	
        		- VernacularTitle:磷酸雌二醇氮芥联合足叶乙甙治疗激素抵抗性前列腺癌
 
        	
        	
        	
        		- Author:
	        		
		        		
		        		
			        		Zhongquan SUN
			        		
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			        		Weiqing QIAN
			        		
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			        		Jianda SONG
			        		
			        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
			        		
			        		
		        		
	        		
        		 
        	
        	
        	
        		- Publication Type:Journal Article
 
        	
        	
        		- Keywords:
        			
	        			
	        				
	        				
			        		
				        		Prostatic neoplasms;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Carcinoma;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Hormone refractory;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Estramustine phosphate;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Etoposide
			        		
			        		
	        			
        			
        		
 
        	
            
            
            	- From:
	            		
	            			Chinese Journal of Urology
	            		
	            		 2000;0(01):-
	            	
            	
 
            
            
            	- CountryChina
 
            
            
            	- Language:Chinese
 
            
            
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		        	Abstract:
			       	
			       		
				        
				        	50% for more than 1 month as effective,and the efficacy for soft tissue metastases were classified as complete,partial remission,stabilization and progression.Results All patients were followed up for 6-24 months(mean,12 months) with the evaluation of efficacy and toxicity.PSA levels decreased by at least 50% in 6 of 12 cases(50%);it decreased from(63.9?47.3)ng/ml before treatment to(14.4?8.8)ng/ml after treatment,with a mean duration of response being 7.5 months(range,5-12 months).Partial remission of soft tissue metastases was obtained in 2 cases;the metastatic lesions were reduced from 4.0 cm?5.0 cm,(3.0cm?)(3.5) cm to 2.0 cm?2.0 cm,1.0 cm?1.5 cm,respectively,by the treatment,with response duration being 3 and 8 months,respectively.Toxicities were minimal with leukopenia at grade Ⅰ in 1 case,anemia at grade Ⅰ in 1,baldness at grade Ⅰ in 1,nausea at grade Ⅰ in 2 and impaired liver function at grade Ⅱ in 1.Conclusions The combination of oral estramustine phosphate and oral etoposide may be an effective and well-tolerated regimen in patients with HRPC.