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Revolution in prostate cancer treatment
Author(s) -
Kirby Roger
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.465
Subject(s) - prostate cancer , clinical trial , clinical practice , medicine , cancer , medical physics , family medicine
From time to time, not that often, a clinical trial yields a result that can truly be described as a ‘game‐changer’, because it results in an enduring modification of clinical practice. Early results from the innovative STAMPEDE trial, presented by Professor Nick James at ASCO in Chicago in June, can certainly be described in these terms.