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Can 4 Simple Clinical Risk Factors Predict Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer?
Can 4 Simple Clinical Risk Factors Predict Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer?
P Wendling
20090530
2009 Jun 30
Elsevier Global Medical News
Can 4 Simple Clinical Risk Factors Predict Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer?
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Jun 30, P Wendling
ORLANDO (EGMN) - Researchers have identified four clinical risk factors that reduce the likelihood of achieving a 30%-or-greater decline in serum prostate-specific antigen during the 3 months after the start of chemotherapy, currently one of the most robust surrogates for overall survival in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.Pretreatment visceral metastases (odds ratio, 0.63; P = .021), significant pain (OR, 0.66; P = .028), anemia (OR, 0.72; P = .069), and bone scan progression (OR,...
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