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How would you manage prostate cancer in a patient who received prior chemoradiation followed by LAR for rectal cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania

In this situation, I would recommend brachytherapy, assuming the patient has sufficient rectum to visualize the whole prostate gland (a pre-procedure volume study or in-office transrectal ultrasound will give you the answer). Either LDR or HDR, as both have data to support use in prior pelvic or pro...

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