After Surgery High-Risk Prostate Cancer Kept At Bay By Radiation

An analysis of data involving more than 2,000 patients from 17 U.S. institutions demonstrates that men with high-risk prostate cancer who receive radiation therapy after a prostatectomy were less likely to have a recurrence of disease. What's more, men whose cancer persists after surgery were less likely to see the cancer spread if they receive radiation (salvage therapy). These are the conclusions of a study presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.

"Our analysis gives us a robust picture of the national experience in treating these high-risk prostate cancers," said Eric M. Horwitz, M.D., clinical director of the radiation oncology department at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, and lead author of the study.

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