The 45-month therapy outcomes of permanent seed implantation and radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer patients

Conclusion Iodine-125 seed implantation significantly shortened the average length of hospital stay and indwelling catheter time compared with RP, and the haemoglobin level was significantly higher in the PI group than in the RP group; however, the maximum urine flow rate was lower after of PI than after RP. These two methods showed similar BRFS rates among prostate cancer patients.
Source: Investigational New Drugs - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research