Randomized trials: Salvage radiotherapy vs. adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy

Timing of radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy (RADICALS-RT): a randomised, controlled phase 3 trial – The Lancet

Related articles: Adjuvant radiotherapy versus early salvage radiotherapy plus short-term androgen deprivation therapy in men with localised prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy (GETUG-AFU 17): a randomised, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Oncology (free registration required) AND Adjuvant radiotherapy versus early salvage radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy (TROG 08.03/ANZUP RAVES): a randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet Oncology (free registration required)

Commentaries: For Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy, Salvage Therapy Should Be “Standard of Care” – NEJM Journal Watch AND Prostate cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy after surgery as new research suggests there is no benefit and it could be carried out later if the disease comes back – The Daily Mail