Patient-reported functional outcomes following external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer with and without a high-dose rate brachytherapy boost: a national population-based study.
CONCLUSIONS: There is no evidence to suggest that EBRT-BB results in any clinically important detriment in functional outcomes or HRQoL compared to men receiving EBRT only. Whilst statistically significantly worse urinary irritation/obstruction outcomes were reported in the EBRT-BB cohort, the threshold for a clinically significant difference was not exceeded and further research is required for confirmation.
PMID: 33075390 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Parry MG, Nossiter J, Cowling TE, Sujenthiran A, Berry B, Cathcart P, Clarke NW, Payne H, van der Meulen J, Aggarwal A Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research
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