Adding short-term androgen-deprivation therapy to radiotherapy improved survival in localized prostate cancer

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ACP Journal Club15 November 2011Adding short-term androgen-deprivation therapy to radiotherapy improved survival in localized prostate cancerSteven E. Canfield, MDSteven E. Canfield, MDUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA (S.E.C.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-10-201111150-02007 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationJones CU, Hunt D, McGowan DG, et al. Radiotherapy and short-term androgen deprivation for localized prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2011;365:107-18. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21751904Clinical Impact RatingsGIM/FP/GP: References1 Bannuru RR, Dvorak T, Obadan N, et al. Comparative evaluation of radiation treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer: an updated systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155:171-8. [PMID: 21646550] Google Scholar2 Taylor LG, Canfield SE, Du XL. Review of major adverse effects of androgen-deprivation therapy in men with prostate cancer. Cancer. 2009;115:2388-99. [PMID: 19399748] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA (S.E.C.)This article was published at Annals.org on 1 November 2011. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGenomic analysis of DNA repair genes and androgen signaling in prostate cancer 15 November 2011Volume 155, Issue 10Page: JC5-7KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAndrogensCancer treatmentHormonal therapyLymph nodesProstate cancerSurvival analysis ePublished: 15 November 2011 Issue Published: 15 November 2011 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...