Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
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Gan To Kagaku Ryoho · Feb 2015
[Heavy ion radiotherapy for prostate cancer -- the role of hormone therapy].
The role of androgen deprivation therapy combined with heavy ion radiotherapy involving carbon ions was reviewed. In conventional radiotherapy, short- and long-term androgen deprivation therapies were recommended for patients with intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancers, respectively. ⋯ Heavy ion radiotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy were performed in combination according to risk criteria. Further studies are warranted to determine the optimal method and duration of androgen deprivation therapy during heavy ion radiotherapy for prostate cancer.