Risk Of Acute and Chronic Leukemias Following Radiation Treatment For Locoregional Prostate Cancer In The United States Over 35-Years
Sudipto Mukherjee, Chandana A. Reddy, Jay P. Ciezki et al.
Key Points:
- Risk of leukemias with locoregional prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy.
- Population-based cohort of patients comparing patients with radical prostatectomy (RP) to patients receiving RP with EBRT
- For chronic leukemias, RP w/EBRT vs. RP [HR=0.91; CI, 0.72 – 1.16; p=0.45).
Implications:
- Patients who underwent external beam radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy had 49% increased risk of subsequent acute leukemias, but not significantly associated with risk of developing chronic leukemias.
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