Urological cancer. The benefits of intermittent androgen-deprivation therapy

Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2012 Dec;9(12):672-3. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2012.201. Epub 2012 Nov 20.

Abstract

The large randomized study by Crook et al. demonstrated that intermittent administration of androgen deprivation therapy should be considered the standard of care when patients with moderate and well-differentiated localized prostate cancer are treated for rising PSA levels after definitive radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Androgen Antagonists / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists