Can J Urol
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Clinical Trial
Neoadjuvant hormone therapy and external beam radiation for localized prostate cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre experience.
To evaluate the effects of neo-adjuvant hormone therapy (NAHT) given prior to radiation in patients with clinically localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate. ⋯ Neo-adjuvant hormone therapy for >8 months offers prolonged PSA disease free survival in patients with less well differentiated tumors, Gleason score >4. Clinical trials are required to confirm this.