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The purpose of this study was to evaluate quality of life (QOL) in prostate cancer patients treated with 125I brachytherapy (BT), 125I brachytherapy combined with 3D conformal radiation therapy (BT+3D-CRT), or intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). We evaluated disease-related QOL in patients who underwent BT, BT+3D-CRT, or IMRT, using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite questionnaire before treatment and at 3 and 24 months post-treatment. Multivariate analyses were conducted to determine factors associated with a minimum important difference (MID) in urinary, bowel, sexual, and hormone domain scores at 3 and 24 months post-treatment. Of 558 enrolled patients (IMRT, 123; BT, 230; and BT+3D-CRT, 205), urinary domain scores showed a MID after BT, BT+3D-CRT and IMRT at 3 months in 69%, 84% and 25% of patients, respectively, and at 24 months in 43%, 54% and 28% of patients, respectively. On multivariate analysis, BT+3D-CRT [3 months: odds ratio (OR) = 12.7; P &lt; 0.001; 24 months: OR = 3.29; P = 0.001] and BT (3 months: OR = 6.28; P &lt; 0.001 and 24 months: OR = 2.22; P = 0.027) were associated with more severely worsened urinary QOL than IMRT. Bowel domain scores showed a MID at 3 months after BT, BT+3D-CRT, and IMRT in 37%, 68% and 41% of patients, respectively, and at 24 months in 29%, 46% and 43% of patients, respectively. On multivariate analysis, BT+3D-CRT (3 months: OR = 4.20; P &lt; 0.001 and 24 months: OR = 2.63; P &lt; 0.001) and IMRT (24 months: OR = 1.98; P = 0.029) were associated with more severely worsened bowel QOL than was BT. Information about the changes in QOL outcomes associated with radiotherapy modalities could guide treatment decisions.

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Quality of life in patients who underwent 125I brachytherapy, 125I brachytherapy combined with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, or intensity-modulated radiation therapy, for prostate cancer