Clinical Study

Bevacizumab and Weekly Docetaxel in Patients with Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Previously Exposed to Docetaxel

Table 2

Main patient characteristics.

Enrolled patients43

Median age (range): years74 (58–82)
≥75 years21 (48.8%)

ECOG performance status
 09
 1-234

Sites of metastases
 Bone26
 Bone + prostate cancer4
 Bone + prostate cancer + lymph nodes4
 Bone + lung3
 Prostate cancer + lymph nodes3
 Liver + lymph nodes2
 Prostate cancer + lung1

Median PSA (range), ng/mL78 (47–374)

Previous treatment
 Prostatectomy31
 Radiotherapy9

Hormone therapy
 128
 ≥215

Prior first-line chemotherapy
 w-Epirubicin + w-docetaxel21
 3-w Docetaxel + prednisone15
 w-Docetaxel + prednisone 7

Number of chemotherapy regimens
 243
 >223

Prior third-line chemotherapy
 Docetaxel + prednisone23

Best response to prior first-line chemotherapy
 PSA decline ≥50%31
 Stable disease7
 Progressive disease5
Baseline pain intensity
 00
 18
 222
 38
 45
 50

Median hemoglobin, g/dL10.4
Range7.9–13.8