Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
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Comparative Study
Failure free survival following brachytherapy alone for prostate cancer: comparison with external beam radiotherapy.
To compare failure free survival (FFS) for brachytherapy (BT) alone and external beam radiotherapy (EBXRT) alone. ⋯ EBXRT and BT appear to be equally efficacious for low-risk patients having T(1)/T(2) disease with Gleason scores <6 and PSA <10 ng/dl. Patients with Gleason scores 8-10 or PSA >10 ng/dl-<20 ng/dl) appear to fare worse with BT alone compared with EBXRT. Neither EBXRT nor BT were particularly effective for patients with a presenting PSA >20 ng/dl.