Definitive radiation therapy of carcinoma of the prostate

No AccessJournal of Urology1 Feb 2002Definitive radiation therapy of carcinoma of the prostateA report on 15 years of experience Gordon R. Ray, M.D. J. Robert Cassady, andM.D. Malcolm A. BagshawM.D. Gordon R. RayGordon R. Ray More articles by this author , J. Robert CassadyJ. Robert Cassady More articles by this author , and Malcolm A. BagshawMalcolm A. Bagshaw More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(02)80322-6AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail The charts of 310 consecutive patients with localized prostatic carcinoma treated definitively with small-field external-beam irradiation were reviewed. The 5- and 10-year uncorrected actuarial survival rates for patients with disease limited to the prostate were 72 and 48%, respectively, compared to 48 and 30% in patients with palpable extracapsular extension. 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