For both populations, though, disease prognosis remains poor: the median progression - free survival
for docetaxel - treated patients was 3.4 months, compared with 2.4 months for erlotinib.
The HR for progression
for docetaxel vs. erlotinib was 0.70 (P =.019).
The majority of patients included in the study were not eligible
for docetaxel because their disease had progressed despite pretreatment with this drug (approximately 57 %).
There were no evaluable data
for the docetaxel population.
If prolongation of life was the primary therapeutic objective and the patients were eligible
for docetaxel treatment, the G - BA specified docetaxel in combination with prednisone or prednisolone as appropriate comparator therapy (docetaxel population).
The median disease - progression free survival was 3.5 months for those who took nivolumab and 2.8 months
for docetaxel.
Not exact matches
Previous results from the trial have already changed clinical practice — data released last year has led to
docetaxel chemotherapy now being part of the standard of care
for many men with prostate cancer.
Median overall survival of patients receiving nivolumab was 9.2 months, compared with six months
for patients who received
docetaxel.
The next generation drug in the taxane family, cabazitaxel, was approved in 2010, but only
for patients whose cancer no longer responded to hormone therapy or
docetaxel treatment.
Analysis of the tumor genes affected by the two drugs revealed that cabazitaxel had a greater effect on cellular division and regulation of chromatin — a spool
for DNA that helps control which genes are in use and when — whereas
docetaxel has a greater impact on DNA transcription and repair.
If
docetaxel treatment was not an option
for the patients or if the primary treatment goal was the relief of symptoms, the so - called «symptom control,» and the prevention of complications, the G - BA specified BSC as appropriate comparator therapy (BSC population).
No evaluable data were available
for the comparison with
docetaxel in patients in whom prolongation of life was the primary treatment goal.
For years, docetaxel has been the only effective chemotherapy for men whose cancer was no longer responding to hormone treatmen
For years,
docetaxel has been the only effective chemotherapy
for men whose cancer was no longer responding to hormone treatmen
for men whose cancer was no longer responding to hormone treatments.
Results also showed 27.7 percent of patients in the ADT plus
docetaxel arm had a decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) to less than 0.2 ng / mL at 12 months compared with 16.8 percent
for those taking ADT alone.
Results showed an increased survival of 13.6 months
for patients treated with ADT plus
docetaxel than with ADT alone.
It included 790 patients (median age of 63 years) who were enrolled and randomized from July 2006 to November 2012 to receive either ADT plus
docetaxel every three weeks
for six cycles or ADT alone.
The men receiving
docetaxel had an average of 32.7 months before the cancer progressed by worsening scan results or symptoms, compared to 19.8 months
for hormone therapy alone.
The trial actually enrolled 938 patients with recurrent advanced NSCLC; physicians initially chose pemetrexed or
docetaxel for patients, after which patients were randomized to either chemotherapy alone or in addition to a cetuximab regimen.
Combination of GHRH antagonists and
docetaxel shows experimental effectiveness
for the treatment of triplenegative breast cancers.
Inclusion Criteria: • The participant may have no more than 2 prior lines of systemic therapies (neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies will not be considered as a prior line of therapy)
for advanced or metastatic disease and is suitable to receive gemcitabine and
docetaxel therapy.
The U.S. drug maker released a statement on Monday saying that its Keynote - 010 study, a randomized Phase two - third trial, showed that patients who were taking two different doses of Keytruda (FDA - approved two mg / kg dose and treatment dose of 10 mg / kg given every three weeks) had longer survival compared to those who took
docetaxel, the drug widely used
for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
The hazard ratio
for progression - free survival was 0.69 in favor of
docetaxel (95 % CI, 0.52 — 0.93; P =.014).
Pertuzumab was approved by the FDA in 2012
for first - line treatment of HER2 + metastatic breast cancer in combination with trastuzumab and the chemotherapy
docetaxel (Taxotere).
In 2014, researchers at the National Cancer Conference made the following statement: «Long term significant scalp alopecia (here lasting
for up to 3.5 years following completion of chemotherapy) may affect 10 - 15 % of patients following
docetaxel for EBC [early breast cancer].