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I now will need to decide on SBRT or Brachytherapy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 18 4:06pm | Replies (28)

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Will the Brachytherapy be a boost while the prostate bed is still being treated by SBRT?

Have you looked into the ASCENDE-RT (plus some other trials)? The comparison is between a Brachy boost and more traditional EBRT but the effect in survivial and recurrence risks is very large, for BCRFS something like 67% vs 85% for a mixture of intermediate and high risk cases.

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@topf Both of the treatment options I am considering will be monotherapy. Not boost. Also, in UCLA, the Brachytherapy is for HDR only.