If a patient with non-metastatic prostate cancer is found to have a BRCA mutation, should this influence treatment recommendations for local therapy?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
While there are no randomized trials to address this question, one prospective, non-randomized study of BRCA2 carriers with localized prostate cancer suggested improved outcomes with lower relapse rates in men treated with radical prostatectomy as opposed to radiation therapy. See: http://asco...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Few I have treated had aggressive high grade cancer with one having nodal disease and poor outcome