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TOTAL ANDROGEN BLOCKADE AND TRANSURETHRAL CRYOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED PROSTATIC CANCER.

Author(s) : LAUDI M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE ILLUSTRATED THE IMMUNOSTIMULATING EFFECT OF CRYOSURGERY IN PROSTATIC CANCER PATIENTS. TOTAL ANDROGEN SUPPRESSION HAS PROVIDED AMPLE EVIDENCE OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED CASES. COMBINATION OF THESE TWO TREATMENTS IN A SERIES OF 11 PATIENTS WITH STAGE C AND 9 WITH STAGE D CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE PRODUCED BETTER RESULTS THAN TOTAL ANDROGEN BLOCKADE ALONE, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO SURVIVAL, LOCAL PROGRESSION AND MICTURITION.

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  • Original title: TOTAL ANDROGEN BLOCKADE AND TRANSURETHRAL CRYOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED PROSTATIC CANCER.
  • Record ID : 1991-2324
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryothérapie/Cryotherapy - n. 12
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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