Clinical characteristics and management of late urinary symptom flare following stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Clinical characteristics and management of late urinary symptom flare following stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Purpose: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is increasingly utilized as primary treatment for localized prostate cancer (PCa). The late GU toxicity of SBRT has not been fully described. We characterize the clinical features of late urinary symptom flare (LUSF) and recommend conservative managemen...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Ai-Lian Woo, Leonard eChen, Aditi eBhagat, Eric Karl Oermann, Joy eKim, Rudy eMoures, Thomas eYung, Siyuan eLei, Brian Timothy Collins, Deepak eKumar, Simeng eSuy, Anatoly eDritschilo, John eLynch, Sean eCollins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
prostate cancer
CyberKnife
SBRT
urinary symptoms
toxicities
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00122/full

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