A multicenter phase I study of cabazitaxel, mitoxantrone, and prednisone for chemotherapy-naïve patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: A department of defense prostate cancer clinical trials consortium study.

Background: Cabazitaxel plus prednisone has significant activity in patients with chemotherapy-naïve and pretreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Mitoxantrone has antitumor activity in mCRPC and nonoverlapping mechanism of action and toxicity profile.

Objective: To establish the maximally tolerated dose of the combination of cabazitaxel, mitoxantrone, and prednisone.