title: The curative role of radiotherapy in adenocarcinoma of the prostate in patients under 55 years of age: a rare cancer network retrospective study.
abstract: To determine whether radiation therapy could be an acceptable alternative to surgery in young patients with adenocarcinoma of the prostate, we analysed the outcome of 39 patients aged under 55 with organ confined tumours who received external radiation therapy in a curative intent. Our results suggest that similar local control in younger and older patients can be expected from either external beam radiotherapy or radical prostatectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Jean-Godinot, Reims, France. tandat.nguyen@reims.fnclcc.fr
authors.forename: Tan Dat
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Philip M P
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Poortmans
authors.forename: Marleen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van der Hulst
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Studer
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pigois
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Collen
authors.forename: Yazid
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Belkacemi
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Beckendorf
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miralbell
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scandolaro
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soete
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Eliahu
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gez
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krengli
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jovenin
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome