Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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Controlled Clinical Trial
Protocol-based image-guided salvage brachytherapy. Early results in patients with local failure of prostate cancer after radiation therapy.
To assess the overall clinical outcome of protocol-based image-guided salvage pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy for locally recurrent prostate cancer after radiotherapy failure particularly regarding feasibility and side effects. ⋯ Salvage PDR-brachytherapy of the prostate following local failure after radiation therapy is a treatment option with a low rate of genitourinary side effects and no late gastrointestinal side effects. The treatment efficacy in the first 3 years is promising.