Salvage ablative therapy in prostate cancer: international multidisciplinary consensus on trial design.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Salvage ablative therapy (SAT) has been developed as a form of localized treatment for localized recurrence of prostate cancers following radiation therapy. To better address the utility of SAT, prospective clinical trials must address the aspects of accepted standards in the initial evaluation, treatment, follow-up, and outcomes in the oncology community. We undertook this study to achieve consensus on uniform standardized trial design for SAT trials.

Methods

A literature search was performed and an international multidisciplinary group of experts was identified. A questionnaire was constructed and sent out to 71 participants in 3 consecutive rounds according to the Delphi method. The project was concluded with a face-to-face meeting in which the results were r

SUBMITTER: van den Bos W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9083830 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature