What length of ADT do you recommend in a patient with a very low risk prostate cancer who otherwise has a PSA >20?
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Radiation Oncology · Cleveland Clinic
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I would start by confirming that I feel comfortable with their biopsy results:
1) ensuring that there appears to be adequate sampling of the prostate on biopsy,
2) obtaining an MRI to make sure there is not a concerning appearing lesion that was not sampled (for instance, anterior disease),
3) would al...
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Radiation Oncology · Tri-City Oncology Cancer Center
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My home institution published on this scenario considering the non-specific nature of an elevated PSA.
In summary, these patients appear to act similar to high risk disease and should likely be treated as such (long course ADT+radiation).
Gestaut et al. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2017
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