Treatment of progressive, locally advanced prostate carcinoma

Due to the lack of randomized and controlled trials comparing treatment options for locally advanced prostate cancer no clear cut therapeutical advise can be given. Currently, external beam radiotherapy is the form of treatment most often applied to which other therapeutic modalities have to be comp...

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Published inUrologe. Ausgabe A Vol. 37; no. 2; p. 145
Main Authors Niesel, T, Breul, J, Hartung, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.03.1998
Subjects
Androgen Antagonists - therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal - therapeutic use
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Combined Modality Therapy
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Prostatectomy
Prostatic Neoplasms - mortality
Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Survival Rate
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Summary:Due to the lack of randomized and controlled trials comparing treatment options for locally advanced prostate cancer no clear cut therapeutical advise can be given. Currently, external beam radiotherapy is the form of treatment most often applied to which other therapeutic modalities have to be compared. Radical prostatectomy alone does not improve survival at this stage. The combination of local treatment modalities with neoadjuvant androgen deprivation seems to be a promising approach which has to be a promising approach which has to be evaluated in prospective clinical trials.
ISSN:0340-2592