Risk factors for unplanned discontinuation of scheduled treatment in elderly patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer: results of the IBuTu study.

CONCLUSION: Despite limitations due to early termination of the study, our results demonstrate that discontinuation of scheduled treatment was common, and that compromised ADL seems to be a significant risk factor for treatment failure in elderly patients with CRPC.
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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - January 4, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Honecker F, Wedding U, Kallischnigg G, Schroeder A, Klier J, Frangenheim T, Weißbach L Tags: J Cancer Res Clin Oncol Source Type: research