Factors Predicting Late Rectal Disorders after Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest advanced age, administration of AC/AP agents, and severe internal iliac artery calcification to be risk factors for LRD in patients undergoing standard RT. Therefore, it is necessary to administer radiation with particular caution in the very elderly, especially those receiving AC/AP agents and/or with severe internal iliac artery calcification.
PMID: 29052565 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - October 20, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Maebayashi T, Ishibashi N, Aizawa T, Sakaguchi M, Sato H, Sato K, Matsui T, Yamaguchi K, Takahashi S Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research