Carbogen gas and radiotherapy outcomes in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer hypoxia is associated with inferior prognosis and resistance to treatment. The use of androgen deprivation therapy, both prior to and during radiotherapy, may exacerbate underlying hypoxia. Whilst larger radiation doses per fraction may achieve therapeutic gain, this is balanced by t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kent Yip, Roberto Alonzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-02-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756287212452195