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Bradley R. Prestidge, MD, on Prostate Cancer: Initial Findings of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0232

2016 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Bradley R. Prestidge, MD, of Bon Secours VA Health System, summarizes his plenary lecture on this phase III trial comparing combined external beam radiation and transperineal interstitial permanent brachytherapy with brachytherapy alone for selected patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. (Plenary Lecture 1, Presentation 7)



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