Background. The serum kinetics of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) after radiation therapy for prostate cancer are not well characterized, and the potential prognostic significance of serum half-lives and of serum doubling times is unclear. This study was designed to address those issues. Methods. O
Implications of Prostate-Specific Antigen Doubling Time as Indicator of Failure after Surgery or Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
β Scribed by Massimo Maffezzini; Alberto Bossi; Laurence Collette
- Book ID
- 113609696
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 328 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-2838
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