Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy of Single Implant with Two Fractions Combined with External Beam Radiotherapy for Hormone-Naïve Localized Prostate Cancer

Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy of Single Implant with Two Fractions Combined with External Beam Radiotherapy for Hormone-Naïve Localized Prostate Cancer

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy of a single implant with two fractions plus external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for hormone-naïve prostate cancer in comparison with radical prostatectomy. Of 150 patients with localized prostate ca...

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Main Authors: Yasutaka Noda, Takeshi Mori, Isao Hara, Morio Sato, Takeshi Inagaki, Kazushi Kishi, Shintaro Shirai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-09-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
prostate cancer
high dose rate brachytherapy
external beam radiation therapy
radical prostatectomy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/3/3585/

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