Outcomes of Gleason Score ≤8 among High Risk Prostate Cancer Treated with 125I Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy Based Multimodal Therapy

Autor: Hyun Soo Shin, In Hyuck Gong, Jin Ho Hwang, Jong Jin Oh, Dong Soo Park, Don Kyung Choi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Yonsei Medical Journal
ISSN: 1976-2437
0513-5796
Popis: PURPOSE: To investigate the role of low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy-based multimodal therapy in high-risk prostate cancer (PCa) and analyze its optimal indications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the records of 50 high-risk PCa patients [clinical stage ≥ T2c, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) >20 ng/mL, or biopsy Gleason score ≥ 8] who had undergone 125I LDR brachytherapy since April 2007. We excluded those with a follow-up period
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