Re: A Contemporary Prognostic Nomogram For Men With H...

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Hi Kathy,

I went to the site, saw the same description, but did not

see a Nomogram. Am I missing something?

Aubrey

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/91899.php A Contemporary Prognostic Nomogram For Men With Hormone RefractoryMetastatic Prostate Cancer: A TAX327 Study AnalysisMain Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer NewsArticle Date: 16 Dec 2007 - 0:00 PSTUroToday.com - The commentary on this nomogram and why it is unique:1. It is the only nomogram to predict survival out to 5 years in men withcastration-resistant prostate cancer2. It is the only nomogram validated in the current docetaxel era thataccounts for docetaxel treatment3. Includes relevant patient-centered variables such as pain which are notincluded in other nomograms4. Includes novel and independent prognostic factors including PSA doublingtime, mode of progression at baseline, number of sites of disease inaddition to traditional risk factors.5. Validated in multinational large data set. Plans underway to validatethis prospectively in ongoing phase III trials.Written by J. Armstrong, MD - Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center - Department ofMedicine, Division of Medical Oncology, as part of Beyond the Abstract onUroToday.com. This initiative offers a method of publishing for theprofessional urology community. Authors are given an opportunity to expandon the circumstances, limitations etc... of their research by referencingthe published abstract.

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