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Is ADT alone appropriate for high risk prostate cancer patients without evidence of metastasis and limited life expectancy?

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Radiation Oncology · KU Medical Center

I disagree with ADT alone as an option for any patient with non-metastatic prostate cancer.

For high-risk patients, 2 randomized trials have compared ADT alone vs ADT+RT. In the MRC UK PR07 trial (Mason MD et al, JCO 2015), RT improved overall survival and disease specific survival. Notably, the dis...

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