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Findings from Vattikuti Urology Institute broaden understanding of prostate cancer therapy

Published in Cancer Weekly, April 7th, 2009

Data detailed in 'Salvage robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: initial results and early report of outcomes' have been presented. "To evaluate the initial results of salvage robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (SRARP) after recurrence following primary radiotherapy (RT) for localized prostate cancer. Between December 2002 and January 2008, 11 patients had SRARP with pelvic lymph node dissection by one surgeon from one institution," scientists writing in the journal Bju International report.

"Six patients had brachytherapy, three had external beam RT (EBRT), one intensity-modulated RT, and one received brachytherapy with an EBRT boost. All patients had...

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