Open AccessReview on the role of radiotherapy in oligometastatic prostate cancer castration-naive
Author(s) -
P. Franzone,
Alessandro Pastorino,
E. Olivetta,
Laura Beretta,
E. Garibaldi,
G. Pozzi,
Oreste Durante
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
working paper of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2279-9761
DOI - 10.4081/wpph.2021.9253
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , radiation therapy , primary treatment , oncology , cancer , androgen deprivation therapy , primary cancer , castration , hormone
In recent years, the treatment of metastatic cancer, either at diagnosis or relapsed after primary therapy, may be based not only on androgenic deprivation but other options should be considered as well. This is particularly relevant in the case known as “oligometastatic” that can be treated with curative intent. In such case Radiotherapy plays a paramount role for primary cancer control and the cure of the oligometastases.