#prostatectomy Tag

27 Jan

Posted at 13:10h in Author Interviews, JAMA, Prostate Cancer, Radiation Therapy
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: [caption id="attachment_39585" align="alignleft" width="135"]Jason Alexander Efstathiou, D., PH.D Director, Genitourinary Division, Department of Radiation Oncology Clinical Co-Director, The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers Multidisciplinary Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital Dr. Efstathiou[/caption] Jason Alexander Efstathiou, D., PH.D Director, Genitourinary Division Department of Radiation Oncology Clinical Co-Director, The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers Multidisciplinary Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?  Response: When surgery has probably failed to cure a patient, the best prospective data supports the use of postoperative radiation therapy. The debate now centers on the optimal timing of such post-prostatectomy radiation therapy; is it adjuvant (ART) for all (with adverse pathologic features) or early salvage (ESRT) for some (who experience biochemical failure)?