2019
Underutilization of Androgen Deprivation Therapy with External Beam Radiotherapy in Men with High-grade Prostate Cancer
Wang C, Raldow A, Nickols N, Nguyen P, Spratt D, Dess R, Yu J, King C, Chu F, Chamie K, Litwin M, Saigal C, Reiter R, Liu S, Rettig M, Chang A, Steinberg M, Kupelian P, Kishan A. Underutilization of Androgen Deprivation Therapy with External Beam Radiotherapy in Men with High-grade Prostate Cancer. European Urology Oncology 2019, 4: 327-330. PMID: 31411981, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcomitant androgen deprivation therapyAndrogen deprivation therapyExternal beam radiotherapyDefinitive external beam radiotherapyHigh-grade prostate cancerGleason grade groupProstate cancerBeam radiotherapyDeprivation therapyGG 4NHW menDuration of androgen deprivation therapyAA menPopulation-based retrospective studyProstate cancer patientsMultiple randomized trialsNon-HispanicInverse probability treatmentSurvival benefitNon-Hispanic white menRetrospective studyRandomized trialsGrade groupRadiotherapyProbability treatment
2016
Incorporating Androgen Deprivation With Dose-Escalated External-Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Dosoretz A, Yu J. Incorporating Androgen Deprivation With Dose-Escalated External-Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 1718-1722. PMID: 27001587, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.66.3237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal-beam radiotherapyDigital rectal examinationPalpable diseaseRectal examinationGleason 3+3 diseaseOncology Grand Rounds seriesHigh-grade prostate cancerMagnetic resonance imaging-ultrasound fusionMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingAdjacent normal prostatePositive biopsy coresUltrasound-guided biopsyInguinal hernia repairT2-weighted imagesJournal of Clinical OncologyPatient's medical historyMagnetic resonance imagingHypointense featuresGleason 4Prostate volumePSA levelsAndrogen deprivationCataract surgeryIntraprostatic lesionsBiopsy cores