Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	7364
Country	Italy

Received	2013-11-15 15:00
Peer-Review Started	2013-11-16 15:27
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-12-31 15:12
Revised	2014-01-19 16:03
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Second Decision by Editor	2014-03-18 15:02
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2014-03-18 15:25
Articles in Press	2014-05-23 12:27
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-03-31 01:11
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-08-20 20:59

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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	End points of clinical trials in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: A systematic review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Giuseppe Colloca, Antonella Venturino and Ilaria Governato
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Giuseppe Colloca, MD, Division of Medical Oncology, “Giovanni Borea” Hospital, Via Giovanni Borea 56, I-18038 Sanremo, Italy. g.colloca@katamail.com
Key Words	Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; End points; Progression-free survival; Prostate-specific antigen; Chemotherapy; Palliative response
Core Tip	The approval in the last decade of new drugs that have increased survival of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) has weakened the role of overall survival (OS) as end point. The prevailing bone-only spread of mCRPC severely limits disease evaluation using the standard criteria of conventional radiology. On the other hand, recent retrospective analyses of prostate-specific antigen response after chemotherapy did not support this measure as a surrogate end point of OS. This lack of reliable surrogate end points is a problem for the conduction of phase Ⅱ studies which test the activity of new drugs.
Publish Date	2014-08-20 20:59
Citation	Colloca G, Venturino A, Governato I. End points of clinical trials in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: A systematic review. World J Methodol 2014; 4(2): 123-132
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v4/i2/123.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v4.i2.123

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