A systematic overview of radiation therapy effects in prostate cancer
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Oncologica
- Vol. 43 (4) , 316-381
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02841860410030661
Abstract
A systematic review of radiation therapy trials in prostate cancer has been performed according to principles adopted by the Swedish Council of Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU). This synthesis of the literature is based on data from one meta-analysis, 30 randomized trials, many dealing with hormonal therapy, 55 prospective trials, and 210 retrospective studies. Totally the studies included 152 614 patients. There is a lack of properly controlled clinical trials in most important aspects of radiation therapy in prostate cancer. The conclusions reached can be summarized as follows:Keywords
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