For patients with high-volume hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, would you consider shortening the docetaxel course to 4 cycles to facilitate better tolerance?
Especially for a patient with excellent disease response/undetectable PSA?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
My default here is always evidence-based medicine, in which 6 cycles of docetaxel were given as part of either concurrent triplet therapy (ARASENS or PEACE-1) or sequential triplet therapy (ARCHES, TITAN), without prednisone. For those who develop intolerance, a dose reduction or growth factor suppo...