Does androgen‐deprivation therapy accelerate the development of frailty in older men with prostate cancer? A conceptual review

K Bylow, SG Mohile, WM Stadler… - … International Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The majority of men with prostate cancer are aged≥ 65 years. Men, as they age, are more
likely to suffer from impaired physical function. The standard treatment for recurrent prostate …

Cognitive effects of androgen deprivation therapy in an older cohort of men with prostate cancer

SG Mohile, M Lacy, M Rodin, K Bylow, W Dale… - Critical reviews in …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the baseline prevalence of cognitive impairment in older men
treated with ADT and to assess changes in cognitive performance over time. METHODS …

A pilot study of the vulnerable elders survey‐13 compared with the comprehensive geriatric assessment for identifying disability in older patients with prostate cancer …

SG Mohile, K Bylow, W Dale, J Dignam… - … Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. Impairments in geriatric domains adversely affect health outcomes of the
elderly. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a key component of the …

Management of complications of androgen deprivation therapy in the older man

SG Mohile, K Mustian, K Bylow, W Hall… - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2009 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in older men. With the aging of the
population, the number of older men with prostate cancer will grow rapidly. Androgen …

Falls and physical performance deficits in older patients with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy

K Bylow, W Dale, K Mustian, WM Stadler, M Rodin… - Urology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Men experience a decrease in lean muscle mass and strength during the first
year of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The prevalence of falls and physical and …

Double‐blind, randomized, phase 2 trial of maintenance sunitinib versus placebo after response to chemotherapy in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma

PD Grivas, S Daignault, ST Tagawa, DM Nanus… - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Angiogenesis contributes to the progression of urothelial carcinoma (UC).
In the current study, the authors investigated the role of maintenance sunitinib in patients …

Obese frailty, physical performance deficits, and falls in older men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy: a case-control …

K Bylow, J Hemmerich, SG Mohile, WM Stadler, S Sajid… - Urology, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that early androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has no
proven survival advantage in older men with biochemical recurrence (BCR) of prostate …

Suppression of bone density loss and bone turnover in patients with hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer and receiving zoledronic acid

CW Ryan, D Huo, K Bylow, LM Demers… - BJU …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE To report a randomized, placebo‐controlled study of treatment with zoledronic
acid every 3 months in patients with hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer, both with and …

[HTML][HTML] Patient anxiety about prostate cancer independently predicts early initiation of androgen deprivation therapy for biochemical cancer recurrence in older men …

W Dale, J Hemmerich, K Bylow, S Mohile… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is first-line therapy for patients with prostate
cancer (PCA) who experience biochemical recurrence (BCR). However, the optimal timing …

Pancreatic cancer: an update

HL Kindler, K Bylow - Current oncology reports, 2007 - Springer
Pancreatic cancer is refractory to most chemotherapy. For many years, the only active agent
for this disease was gemcitabine, which has very modest activity. Two new regimens …