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Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: AUA Guideline

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This guideline should be used in conjunction with recent systematic literature reviews and an understanding of the individual patient's treatment goals to provide a rational basis for the management of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer based on currently available published data.
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This article is published in The Journal of Urology.The article was published on 2013-08-01. It has received 273 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Guideline.

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Commentary on: Abiraterone in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Without Previous Chemotherapy

TL;DR: Abiraterone inhibits CYP-17, a crucial enzyme in androgen biosynthesis in the testes, adrenal glands, and in prostate cancer cells as discussed by the authors, and showed a strong trend toward improved survival.
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Mechanisms of resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)

TL;DR: Multiple mechanisms of resistance to ADT and currently approved CRPC treatments will help guide future research into targeted therapies, and some of the mechanisms by which these agents fail are unique, many share similarities to the mechanisms contributing to CRPC progression.
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Toxicity and response criteria of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

TL;DR: The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group criteria for toxicity and response are presented to facilitate future reference and to encourage further standardization among those conducting clinical trials.
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Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.

TL;DR: A system for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations that can be applied across a wide range of interventions and contexts is developed, and a summary of the approach from the perspective of a guideline user is presented.
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Docetaxel plus Prednisone or Mitoxantrone plus Prednisone for Advanced Prostate Cancer

TL;DR: When given with prednisone, treatment with docetaxel every three weeks led to superior survival and improved rates of response in terms of pain, serum PSA level, and quality of life, as compared with mitoxantrone plusprednisone.
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