Trial | Treatment arms | PSA response* | Tumor response | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | N | Response rate % | Statistical comparison | N | Objective response rate % | Statistical comparison |
Tannock, 2004 [64] | docetaxel q 3 wks prednisone | 291 | 45 | p < 0.001 | 141 | 12 | p = 0.1 |
 | docetaxel q wk prednisone | 291 | 48 | p < 0.001 | 134 | 8 | p = 0.6 |
 | Mitoxantrone prednisone | 300 | 32 | NA | 137 | 7 | NA |
Petrylak, 2004 [63] | Docetaxel EMP | 309 | 50 | p < 0.001 | 103 | 17 | p < 0.30 |
 | Mitoxantrone prednisone | 303 | 27 |  | 93 | 11 |  |
Abratt, 2004 [62] | Vinorelbine hydrocortisone ± AGM | 206 | 30.1 | p < 0.01 | 68 | 5.9(PR) | NR |
 | hydrocortisone ± AGM | 208 | 19.2 |  | 74 | 0 |  |
Berry, 2001 [84] | Paclitaxel EMP | 166 | 48 | p < 0.01 | NR | ||
 | Paclitaxel |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |
Hudes, 1999 [61] | vinblastine EMP | 87 | 25.2 | p < 0.0001 | 30 | 20 (PR) | p = 0.13 |
 | Vinblastine | 94 | 3.2 |  | 33 | 6 (PR) |  |
Iversen, 1997 [65] | EMP | 43 | 37.2 | p = 0.001 | NR | ||
 | Placebo | 51 | 2.0 |  |  |  |  |
Johansson, 1991 [66] | EMP | NR | Â | Â | NR | ||
 | MPA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
De Kernion, 1988 [67] | EMP | NR | Â | Â | 102 | 0 | p = NS |
 | Flutamide |  |  |  | 101 | 1.0 (PR) |  |
Murphy, 1979 [68] | EMP prednimustine | NR | Â | Â | 54 | 1.9 (PR) | p = NS |
 | prednimustine |  |  |  | 62 | 0 |  |