Compare and contrast chemotherapy for aml with chemo for prostate cancer?

Different drugs. : Chemotherapy for a hematologic cancer such as AML differs in the drugs & regimens from an epithelial cancer like prostatic carcinoma. AML typically uses Cytarabine and an anthracycline on a specific schedule. In prostate cancer, docetaxel and cabazitaxel are frequently used drugs. Of note, chemotherapy is not as common a treatment for prostate cancer, where hormonal therapy is often used.

Aml and prostate ca: AML is usually treated with an induction high dose chemotherapy regimen like 7 + 3 or 5 + 2 regimen, usually toxic in an inpatient hospital setting. Prostate cancer chemo like taxotere, cabazitaxel, mitoxantrone is outpatient and recommended for "androgen independent" or "castration resistant" tumors and well tolerated. Of note zytiga (abiraterone acetate) a pill just got approved by fda for first line use and is good.