Immediate Hormonal Therapy Compared with Observation after Radical Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Men with Node-Positive Prostate Cancer

M. Messing, Edward; Manola, Judith; Sarosdy, Michael; Wilding, George; David Crawford, E.; L. Trump, Donald

doi:10.1056/nejm199912093412401

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Immediate Hormonal Therapy Compared with Observation after Radical Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Men with Node-Positive Prostate Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Dec 9, 1999

Authors:

Edward M. Messing

Judith Manola

Michael Sarosdy

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Because the optimal timing of the institution of antiandrogen therapy for prostate cancer is controversial, we compared immediate and delayed treatment in patients who had minimal residual disease after radical prostatectomy. METHODS: Ninety-eight men who underwent radical prostatectomy ...

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Medicine

Prostatectomy

Prostate cancer

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