Appropriateness and complications of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: Can we do better? A retrospective observational analysis from a referral center.
Marco OderdaOscar BertettoGiulia BarberaGiorgio CallerisMarco FalconeClaudia FilippiniAlessandro MarquisGiancarlo MarraGabriele MontefuscoFederica PerettiPaolo GonteroPublished in: Urologia (2023)
In a referral center, most ADT prescriptions followed EAU guidelines, but a non-negligible proportion still did not fall within these indications, exposing patients to unnecessary side effects. Compliance to ADT was generally good with a predominant use of GnRH agonists. Tolerance to ADT was fair, even if standardized reports were lacking.