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Howard M. Sandler, MD, on Prostate Cancer: Prospective Trials Update

2018 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Howard M. Sandler, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses a session on data from several long-term studies on localized disease, including optimal sequencing of radiation and androgen-deprivation therapy; the efficacy and toxicity of SBRT; conventional vs hypofractionated radiation therapy; and dose escalation (Scientific Symposium 08).



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