TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS OF CANCER

摘要

Provided is a method for determining the prognosis of cancer in a female patient with a solid tumor. Also provided is a method of sensitizing a cancer cell from a solid tumor from a male patient other than a prostate cancer cell to treatment with a chemotherapeutic agent comprising administering an effective amount of (a) (i) at least one antiandrogen; (ii) at least one inhibitor of androgen synthesis; or (iii) a combination of at least one antiandrogen and at least one inhibitor of androgen synthesis; and (b) at least one chemotherapeutic agent other than an antiandrogen or an inhibitor of androgen synthesis for the treatment of cancer characterized by a solid tumor, other than prostate cancer, in a male patient. The antiandrogen, the inhibitor of androgen synthesis, or the combination of both may be administered before, after, or at the same time as the chemotherapeutic agent.