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Stage 4 Metastatic - what to expect after 6 months
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@mjp0512 It was part of the huge multi-faceted STAMPEDE trial (the radiotherapy branch).
Overall, it was a negative result — the trial found that radiation to the prostate did not improve overall survival. However, a subgroup analysis did find a measurable benefit for patients with low metastatic load (≤4 metastases, none in vital organs):
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32486-3/fulltext
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@northoftheborder - Hi North...Thank you. I've read that trial twice and couldn't recall where I'd seen it. I think I fell in that gray area between low and high volume. Only one bone met but too many lymph mets to count. No organ mets. I was very agreeable with the original treatment plan of doublet plus IMRT to prostate after reading it, and my GUO and I discussed it when determining what we were going to do. (Seems like a lifetime ago and it was only last June) Sure wish prostate and bone responded as well as my lymph system did. Thanks again!