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Benefit and safety of adjuvant radiation therapy

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10-year data from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer trial 22911 have been published, reigniting the debate regarding postoperative radiotherapy for prostate cancer. These data show that adjuvant radiotherapy significantly improves biochemical progression-free survival and local control compared with a 'wait-and-see' policy, supporting the 5-year follow-up data.

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  1. Radiotherapy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence, 50144, Italy

    Beatrice Detti & Daniele Scartoni

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Detti, B., Scartoni, D. Benefit and safety of adjuvant radiation therapy. Nat Rev Urol 10, 131–133 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2012.260

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