The Current Role of Androgen Deprivation in Patients Undergoing Dose-Escalated External Beam Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Purpose. To review existing literature on the role of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with dose escalated radiation therapy. Methods and Materials. A PubMed search was undertaken to identify relevant articles. Results. Multiple recent studies were identified examining the role of ADT in the curre...
Main Authors: | Michael J. Smith, Naveed H. Akhtar, Scott T. Tagawa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Prostate Cancer |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/280278 |
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