Primary cryotherapy for localised or locally advanced prostate cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Based on very low quality evidence, primary whole gland cryotherapy has uncertain effects on oncologic outcomes, QoL, and major adverse events compared to external beam radiotherapy. Reasons for downgrading the QoE included serious study limitations, indirectness due to the use of lower doses of radiation in the comparison group than currently recommended, and serious or very serious imprecision. PMID: 29845595 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29845595?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - May 30, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jung JH, Risk MC, Goldfarb R, Reddy B, Coles B, Dahm P Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research