Open AccessRe-treatment of Prostate Cancer with Radiation Therapy
Author(s) -
Thomas J. Quinn,
Harry Bushe,
Shan Higgins,
Joshua Taylor,
Yanbo Fan,
ILin Kuo,
Linda Ding,
Ronald Ebb,
Jeffrey Dann,
William Walsh,
Robert Babineau,
Lacey J. McIntosh,
Alan Goldstein,
Zhong Jiang,
Jesse N. Aronowitz,
Maryann BishopJodoin,
Thomas J. Fitzgerald
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical research archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2375-1924
pISSN - 2375-1916
DOI - 10.18103/mra.v9i11.2599
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , prostate cancer , disease , prostate , cancer , oncology , radiation oncology , intensive care medicine
As treatment for prostate cancer matures with many options for local, regional and systemic care, patients are living longer. Coupled with aggressive therapy for oligometastatic disease and improvements in multiple treatment pathways including radiopharmacy, both disease-free and overall survival are improving for many patients. Success can also bring new challenges that require new thought processes for care. In this paper we present two patients who had undergone previous radiation therapy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate with curative intent who required consideration for re-irradiation each more than 15 years away from primary management.