Duration of androgen suppression in the treatment of prostrate cancer

Authors :: Bolla, Michel
de Reijke, Theodorus M.
Van Tienhoven, Geertjan
Van den Bergh, Alphonsus
Oddens, Jorg
Poortmans, Philip M.P.
Gez, Eliahu
Kil, Paul
Akdas, Atif
Soete, Guy
Kariakine, Oleg
van der Steen-Banasik Elsbietha M.
Musat, Elena
Pierart, Marianne
Mauer, Murielle E.
Coliette, Laurence
Source :: The New England Journal of Medicine. June 11, 2009, Vol. 360 Issue 24, p2516, 12 p.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: The study aims to compare the efficacy of radiotherapy along with long-term suppression of androgen against radio therapy with short-term androgen suppression in the treatment of patients with prostrate cancer. The results indicate that long-term therapy of three years or more was far more effective as compared to that of six months or so.