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A phase II study of pemetrexed as second-line chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC); Hoosier Oncology Group GU03-67.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Dec 2009
Hahn N M, Zon R T, Yu M, Ademuyiwa F O, Jones T, Dugan W, Whalen C, Shanmugam R, Skaar T, Sweeney C J
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BACKGROUND: No standard therapy exists for post-docetaxel castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients. This trial aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of pemetrexed in post-docetaxel CRPC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CRPC patients with progression after docetaxel (Taxotere) therapy received pemetrexed (500 mg/m2) i.v. every 3 weeks. The primary end point was prostate-specific antigen (PSA)...
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