Background: Pre-treatment androgen levels are associated with overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) treated with androgen synthesis inhibitors. The current study sought to determine whether pre-treatment serum androgens predict clinical outcome among patients with metastatic CRPC treated with docetaxel chemotherapy.
Materials And Methods: Data were obtained from 1050 men who were chemotherapy-naive prior to treatment with docetaxel, prednisone, and either bevacizumab or placebo (CALGB 90401).