The value of randomised trials for prostate cancer management
โ Scribed by Loblaw, Andrew
- Book ID
- 122222985
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1470-2045
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Efforts continue to improve the outlook for patients with all stages of prostate cancer. The addition of adjuvant or neo-adjuvant hormone therapy to radical prostatectomy may improve the curability of advanced localized disease. Various novel forms of maximal androgen blockade continue to be explore
Background We aimed to investigate the safety and effi cacy of dutasteride, a 5ฮฑ-reductase inhibitor, on prostate cancer progression in men with low-risk disease who chose to be followed up with active surveillance. Methods In our 3 year, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, undertak