Which patients with prostate cancer do you consider to be good candidates for salvage local treatment after radiation therapy?
How does time since radiation, original PSA and grade group/gleason score inform your decision?
Radiation Oncologist
Based on the available literature, I believe ideal candidates for salvage RT include those listed below. Optimal candidacy for other salvage treatments would be comparable based on a similar rationale. In ideal circumstances, such patients would be treated on a clinical trial with strict inclusion/e...
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Radiation Oncologist at Kansas City VA Medical Center Agree with the methodical approach!
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I don't believe my criteria are as strict as Dr. @Krishnan Patel's. He lists a number of things that are very important to keep in mind in counseling patients (that increase chances of success after re-RT or increase risk of toxicity), but that does not necessarily mean we should not offer patients ...
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Radiation Oncologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School I have been treating local failure after both LDR ...
Radiation Oncologist at Mallory Radiotherapy, PLLC How does timing factor into this? How would you fa...
Radiation Oncologist I would be reticent to offer re-irradiation to suc...
Radiation Oncologist at Mallory Radiotherapy, PLLC Thank you, Dr. @Patel. If the patient <2 years ...
Radiation Oncologist That would seem reasonable if you consider the pri...
Radiation Oncologist at Lake Huron Medical Center I had a patient that met the criteria listed by Dr...
Radiation Oncologist I agree. This treatment should be conducted as par...
Agree with the methodical approach!