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second-line chemotherapy

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second-line chemotherapy
Oncology Any chemotherapeutic administered after the agent of choice fails


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Interpretation of results must also take into consideration the inclusion within many Japanese study populations of patients with and without measurable disease as well as the high percentage of patients receiving second-line chemotherapy in Japanese studies (approximately 70% versus 30%) compared to Western populations which may partly explain the longer OS results.
The SPARC trial is a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled multinational Phase 3 trial assessing satraplatin plus prednisone as a second-line chemotherapy treatment for patients with HRPC.
Last June, she began a 52-week course of second-line chemotherapy, having a scan every three months.
 
 
 
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