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Local Salvage Therapy for Post-Radiotherapy Local Recurrence of Prostate Cancer

In a systematic review and meta-analysis reported in JAMA Oncology, Miszczyk et al found that local therapies alone are associated with “reasonable efficacy” in select patients with locally radiorecur...

  • May 15, 2026

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    Study reviewed local therapies for radiorecurrent prostate cancer.

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    31 studies with 4,525 patients analyzed.

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    2-year ADT-free survival was 76.8%; 5-year was 55.2%.

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    Manageable severe toxic effects noted, especially with HDR-BT.

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    Local therapies showed 'reasonable efficacy' for selected patients.

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Local Salvage Therapy for Post-Radiotherapy Local Recurrence of Prostate Cancer

  • May 15, 2026

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