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Evidence summary Level References<br />

Mitoxantrone and steroids <strong>of</strong>fers better pain relief and quality <strong>of</strong> life<br />

than steroids alone.<br />

Docetaxel and prednisone is associated with better survival, pain<br />

relief and quality <strong>of</strong> life than mitoxantrone and prednisone.<br />

Compared with mitoxantrone and prednisone, docetaxel and<br />

estramustine improves survival without any effect on quality <strong>of</strong> life or<br />

pain.<br />

In comparison to mitoxantrone, docetaxel causes more grade 3 or 4<br />

neutropenia, fatigue, alopecia, nail changes, diarrhoea, stomatitis,<br />

tearing, sensory neuropathy, dyspnoea, changes in taste and<br />

peripheral oedema. Mitoxantrone causes more impairment in left<br />

ventricular function than docetaxel. Docetaxel and estramustine in<br />

combination cause more cardiovascular events, neutropenic<br />

fevers, neurologic and metabolic disturbances and nausea and<br />

vomiting than mitoxantrone and prednisone.<br />

Recommendation:<br />

II 62, 63<br />

II 14<br />

II 20<br />

II 14,18<br />

Docetaxel in combination with prednisone is appropriate in <strong>the</strong> first line setting to improve<br />

survival, pain and quality <strong>of</strong> life in good per<strong>for</strong>mance patients with castrate-resistant<br />

metastatic prostate cancer.<br />

Grade B<br />

The combination <strong>of</strong> mitoxantrone and prednisolone also <strong>of</strong>fers palliative benefit but no<br />

survival benefit compared to docetaxel.<br />

Grade C<br />

References<br />

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progressive prostate cancer and castrate levels <strong>of</strong> testosterone: recommendations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Prostate<br />

Cancer <strong>Clinical</strong> Trials Working Group. J Clin Oncol 2008;26(7):1148-1159.<br />

2. Di Silverio F, Sciarra F, D'Eramo G. Advanced prostatic cancer: clinical and hormonal<br />

response to flutamide in patients pretreated with LHRH analogue and cyproterone acetate.<br />

European Urology 18(1):10-5, 1990.<br />

3. Fossa SD, Slee PH, Brausi M et al. Flutamide versus prednisone in patients with prostate cancer<br />

symptomatically progressing after androgen-ablative <strong>the</strong>rapy: a phase III study <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European<br />

organization <strong>for</strong> research and treatment <strong>of</strong> cancer genitourinary group. Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Clinical</strong><br />

Oncology 2001;(1):62-71.<br />

4. Datta SN, Thomas K, Mat<strong>the</strong>ws PN. Is prednisolone as good as flutamide in hormone<br />

refractory metastatic carcinoma <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prostate? Journal <strong>of</strong> Urology 158(1):175-7, 1997.<br />

<strong>Clinical</strong> practice guidelines <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>management</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>locally</strong> <strong>advanced</strong> and metastatic prostate cancer<br />

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