Chemotherapy in frail elderly patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer: A “real world” experience

Background: In elderly patients affected by metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) chemotherapic treatment may be the choice if one considers not only the chronological age, but also the clinical status, the functional reserve, and the vulnerability of patients. Several studies have...

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Main Authors: Paolo Tralongo, Sebastiano Bordonaro, Annamaria Di Mari, Francesco Cappuccio, Sebastiano Rametta Giuliano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Prostate International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888215300799