Postoperative radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy: let's work together to tackle the known unknowns.
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The debate on the timing of postoperative radiotherapy (RT) after radical prostatectomy (RP) usually focusses on the choice between early adjuvant treatment and deferred salvage treatment. There have been numerous retrospective studies of postoperative RT. In this month’s issue of European Urology, Pfister et al. present a pooled analysis of 10 such studies, having considered no fewer than 115 for inclusion in their analysis [1].
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European urology
دوره 65 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014