Can palliative radiotherapy influence prostate-specific antigen response in patients with castrate-resistant prostate cancer treated with systemic therapy (chemotherapy or abiraterone)?-a report of three cases

Palliative radiotherapy (pRT) is primarily employed for palliation of bone pain in patients with castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). However, evidence that pRT influences prostate-specific antigen response in patients with CRPC on systemic therapy is lacking. We describe three cases of CRPC p...

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Main Authors: Mohan Hingorani, Sanjay Dixit, Pattu Pugazhenthi, Simon Hawkyard, Andrew Robertson, Richard Khafagy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: China Anti-Cancer Association 2015-03-01
Series:Cancer Biology & Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.cancerbiomed.org/index.php/cocr/article/view/836