What are the current recommendations for androgen blockade for patients undergoing salvage radiation after prostatectomy with PSAs between 0.6 and 1.5?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Just be a little careful here. Although Dr. Spratt did an amazing analysis and thorough presentation of the subgroups, one shouldn't look at PSA <=0.6 as a "cutoff". As Dr. Spratt pointed out in his presentation, the population on RTOG 9601 was mixed in terms of prognostic features..&...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Based on the RTOG 9601 original report and the secondary analysis presented at ASTRO this year, there is an overall survival benefit for men at PSAs >0.6 ng/mL. Thus, the standard of care for this population is to offer ADT. The optimal duration and agent(s) to use have not been formall...
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Radiation Oncologist at UP Health System, Marquettte Based on GETUG-AFU 16 10 year metastasis free surv...
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