The Current Role of Androgen Deprivation in Patients Undergoing Dose-Escalated External Beam Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

Purpose. To review existing literature on the role of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with dose escalated radiation therapy. Methods and Materials. A PubMed search was undertaken to identify relevant articles. Results. Multiple recent studies were identified examining the role of ADT in the curre...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Smith, Naveed H. Akhtar, Scott T. Tagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Prostate Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/280278