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Docetaxel for the treatment of hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer

  • Technology appraisal guidance
  • Reference number: TA101
  • Published:  28 June 2006
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  • Overview
  • 1 Recommendations
  • 2 Clinical need and practice
  • 3 The technology
  • 4 Evidence and interpretation
  • 5 Recommendations for further research
  • 6 Implications for the NHS
  • 7 Implementation and audit
  • 8 Appraisal Committee members and NICE project team
  • 9 Sources of evidence considered by the Committee
  • Appendix A Detail on criteria for audit of the use of docetaxel for the treatment of hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer
  • Appendix B Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scores
  • Update information

Update information

March 2014: Implementation section updated to clarify that docetaxel is recommended as an option for treating hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-7020-9


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