Neoadjuvant hormonal treatment and radiotherapy for prostate cancer
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Stefan Wachter1, Natascha Wachter-Gerstner, Richard Pötter
1Department of Radiotherapy and Radiobiology, University Hospital of Vienna, Austria. stefan.washter@univie.ac.at
Abstract:
Adjuvant hormone treatment with radiotherapy has been demonstrated in two studies (Bolla and RTOG 8531) to be beneficial in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer. However, the vast majority of patients with early prostate cancer can be cured with radiotherapy alone. Subset analysis combining RTOG 8610 and RTOG 8531 has demonstrated a survival benefit only for patients with a biopsy Gleason score < or =6 after short-term neoadjuvant hormonal therapy. The results of ongoing research will further clarify the use of hormone treatment with radiotherapy in patients with low and intermediate risk.
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