Surgical castration efficiently delays the time of starting a systemic chemotherapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients refractory to initial androgen-deprivation therapy

Surgical castration efficiently delays the time of starting a systemic chemotherapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients refractory to initial androgen-deprivation therapy

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of surgical castration, particularly delaying the time to entrance of systemic chemotherapy, in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients who were refractory to initial combination androgen deprivation therapy. Materials and...

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Main Authors: Minyong Kang, Sangchul Lee, Jong Jin Oh, Sung Kyu Hong, Sang Eun Lee, Seok-Soo Byun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Prostate International
Subjects:
Castration-resistant prostate cancer
Clinical benefits
Surgical castration
Taxane-based chemotherapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888215300842

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