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Brachytherapy. 2005;4(3):202-6.Click here to read Links

Combined modality treatment with high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost for locally advanced prostate cancer.

Hsu IC, Cabrera AR, Weinberg V, Speight J, Gottschalk AR, Roach M 3rd, Shinohara K.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-1708, USA. hsu@radonc17.ucsf.edu

PURPOSE: This is a retrospective review of our experience using high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: During the study period, we recommended external beam radiotherapy (45 Gy) and HDR boost (18 Gy in three fractions) combined with hormonal therapy (HT) for 2 months before and during radiotherapy to patients with at least one of the following risk features: pretreatment prostate-specific antigen>10, Gleason score (GS)>or=7, and clinical T3 disease. Additional HT for 2 years after radiotherapy was recommended for patients with GS>7. To patients whose risk of positive nodes exceeded 15%, we recommended whole pelvic radiotherapy. We administered HDR via single implant, and all fractions were given within 24h.

RESULTS: This report is based on our initial 64 patients treated with HDR boost. The median follow-up was 50 months (range 25-68 months). The 4-year estimates of overall and disease-free survival were 98% and 92%, respectively. One patient experienced late grade 4 gastrointestinal toxicity.

CONCLUSIONS: HDR brachytherapy is an effective means of delivering conformal prostate radiotherapy, and may be used with whole pelvic radiotherapy and HT.

PMID: 16182220 Forum: Other prostate cancer topics including radiation Title: HDR brachy boost - recommend 2 years ADT for high risk

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