Is radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy associated with higher other-cause mortality?

Oktay OzmanMatteo DroghettiFloris PosPim J van LeeuwenHenk van der Poel

Published in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2023)

OCM was not higher in patients who had sRT with or without ADT. Excess OCM in favor of RP-only patients may be cautiously explained with higher-performance status/life expectancy of patients who selected for RT after RP in our cohort.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
early stage
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
radiation therapy
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
coronary artery disease
risk factors