Juanita Crook, Nikitha Moideen, Greg Arbour, Felipe Castro Cánovas, Cynthia Araujo, Deidre Batchelar, Ross Halperin, Michelle Hilts, David Kim, David Petrik, Jim Rose, J C Cheng, Francois Bachand
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To compare health-related Quality of Life (QoL) in urinary, bowel and sexual domains after combined external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and either low dose rate (LDR) or high dose rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy (BT). MATERIALS/METHODS: Eligible men with intermediate or high-risk prostate cancer, treated with combined pelvic EBRT and BT were randomly assigned to either HDR (15 Gy) or LDR (110 Gy) boost. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), Expanded Prostate Cancer Composite (EPIC-26) were collected at baseline, 1,3,6 and 12 months, q6 months to 3 years and then annually along with PSA/testosterone...
March 15, 2024: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics