What's new in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer?

Eur J Cancer. 2003 Jan;39(2):136-46. doi: 10.1016/s0959-8049(02)00665-2.

Abstract

Increased insight into the biology of prostate cancer and the emergence of new therapeutic strategies and chemotherapeutic agents has changed approaches in treating patients with advanced prostate cancer. After secondary hormonal manipulations, new approaches include: second-line hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy with granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) therapy, dendritic cell therapy, gene vaccination therapy, inhibition and/or blockade of growth factor receptors or growth factor receptor pathways, inhibition of neo-angiogenesis and inhibition of invasion and metastases.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cancer Vaccines / therapeutic use
  • Diphosphonates / therapeutic use
  • Genetic Therapy / methods
  • Growth Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Sulindac / analogs & derivatives
  • Sulindac / therapeutic use
  • Vitamin D / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cancer Vaccines
  • Diphosphonates
  • Growth Inhibitors
  • Vitamin D
  • Sulindac
  • sulindac sulfone