Single dose prostate radiotherapy — a step too far?

Most localized prostate cancer can be cured with radiotherapy. Over the past decade, treatment courses have been shortened with no deterioration in cure rate or adverse effects. Now, a small phase II trial has tested whether radiation could be delivered as a single treatment.

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Published inNature reviews. Urology Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 445 - 446
Main Authors Tree, Alison C., van As, Nicholas J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.08.2021
Nature Publishing Group
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Care and treatment
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Methods
News & Views
news-and-views
Prostate
Prostate cancer
Radiation therapy
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
Testing
Urology
United Kingdom
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Summary:Most localized prostate cancer can be cured with radiotherapy. Over the past decade, treatment courses have been shortened with no deterioration in cure rate or adverse effects. Now, a small phase II trial has tested whether radiation could be delivered as a single treatment.
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ISSN:1759-4812
1759-4820
DOI:10.1038/s41585-021-00468-y