Intermittent Androgen Deprivation for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Results from a Randomised Phase 3 Study of the South European Uroncological Group


Calais da Silva F. E. C., Bono A. V., Whelan P., Brausi M., Marques Queimadelos A., Portillo Martin J. A., ...More

EUROPEAN UROLOGY, vol.55, no.6, pp.1269-1277, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.02.016
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1269-1277
  • Keywords: Prostate cancer, Hormonal therapy, Intermittent therapy, Quality of life, CLINICAL-EXPERIENCE, SUPPRESSION, THERAPY, BLOCKADE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Few randomised studies have compared intermittent hormonal therapy (IHT) with continuous therapy for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer (PCa).