Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy: Evidence and analysis
Raldow A, Hamstra D, Kim S, Yu J. Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy: Evidence and analysis. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2010, 37: 89-96. PMID: 20667660, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2010.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget volumeIncreased risk of cancer recurrencePositive surgical marginsSeminal vesicle invasionTreatment target volumeLocalized prostate cancerRisk of cancer recurrenceSigns of recurrenceTreatment of patientsTechnical aspects of treatmentDecrease side effectsRandomized clinical trialsUndetectable PSAAdjuvant radiotherapyAdjuvant settingDose escalationExtracapsular extensionRadical prostatectomySurgical marginsRadiation therapyProstate cancerPathological examinationClinical outcomesCure rateCancer recurrenceSalvage external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy: current status and controversy.
Raldow A, Hamstra D, Kim S, Yu J. Salvage external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy: current status and controversy. Oncology 2010, 24: 692-700, 702. PMID: 20718248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalvage radiation therapyAdjuvant radiation therapyRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerRadiation therapyPost-operative adjuvant radiation therapyBiochemical recurrence of prostate cancerImmediate adjuvant radiation therapySalvage external beam radiotherapyEvidence of recurrent diseaseRecurrence of prostate cancerExternal beam radiotherapyCause of cancer deathRadiotherapy volumeBeam radiotherapyBiochemical recurrenceRecurrent diseaseRandomized trialsCancer deathProstatectomySide effectsProstatePatientsCancerRadiotherapy