When should intermittent androgen deprivation vs continuous androgen deprivation be used for the treatment of prostate cancer?
In a patient with node positive disease, treated definitively with radiation, should continuous or intermittent ADT be administered? If a patient is on continuous ADT, can they transition to intermittent ADT?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I think the question posed and the patient example are really 2 different questions. To address the title question, let me call your attention to a recent article in the JCO 34: 280-5, 2016, and an accompanying editorial, which review this issue in detail. The authors point out that there are signif...