Active surveillance before radiotherapy - outcome and predictive factors for multiple biopsies before treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: In our experience, radiotherapy after a period of AS, even with Gleason grade progression, did not lead to worse outcomes compared to patients who had radiotherapy after only one biopsy.
PMID: 32701446 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Urological Association Journal - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Alcaidinho A, Delouya G, Bahary JP, Saad F, Taussky D Tags: Can Urol Assoc J Source Type: research
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