PREDICTORS OF PATHOLOGICAL STAGE BEFORE NEOADJUVANT ANDROGEN WITHDRAWAL THERAPY AND RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY

Abstract Purpose This prospective randomized trial was used to compare predictive factors for organ confined margin negative status after radical prostatectomy with and without a 3-month course of neoadjuvant androgen withdrawal therapy. Materials and Methods A total of 213 patients with localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate were randomized to radical prostatectomy with or without a 3-month course of 300 mg. neoadjuvant cyproterone acetate …