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What duration of ADT + abiraterone do you recommend prior to initiation of HDR brachytherapy followed by EBRT for very high risk localized cT3bN0 prostate cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Case Western Reserve University/ University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center

This is a short answer (for me) given the lack of data to support brachy boost in T3b disease in a randomized trial.

The only randomized multicenter trial comparing dose-escalated EBRT to brachy boost is ASCENDE-RT. They specifically excluded T3b patients (see supplementary content for all exclusion ...

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