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Why are patients getting enzalutamide s/p prostatectomy not candidates for salvage radiation therapy?
On the EMBARK trial (Freedland et al., PMID 37851874), 25% of men had a prostatectomy and the publication states, "Patients were excluded … if after radical prostatectomy they were considered by the investigator to be a candidate for salvage radiation therapy." Why was salvage radiation therapy excluded?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I’ve asked this question to people on the EMBARK trial as well as reps and presenters, since it came out.I very rarely use EMBARK. The main problem was the lack of PET. The study quoted above for the "EMBARK-like" cohort at UCLA supports my practice pattern. I will, however, discuss EMBAR...
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Radiation Oncologist at University of Texas at Tyler
Excellent points have been made already, and I thi...
Excellent points have been made already, and I thi...
Radiation Oncologist at Palos Hospital
I use post-RP Decipher genomic score for further r...
I use post-RP Decipher genomic score for further r...
I agree with Dr. @Patel. In my experience, it&rsqu...
Great answer. Recalling a journal I attended given...
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