Does a single 24-hour plasma sample predict the carboplatin AUC from carboplatin-paclitaxel combinations or from a high-dose carboplatin-thiotepa-cyclophosphamide regimen?
Although easy and attractive to use, the Ghazal-Aswad formula is not precise enough to predict the carboplatin AUC, and needs to be evaluated prospectively in other patient populations.
Vitamin D deficiency stimulates prostate cancer growth in bone through modulating the bone microenvironment.