Opinion|Videos|December 16, 2024
Newly diagnosed Diagnosed mHSPC: Goals of Therapy
Author(s)Evan Y. Yu, MD
Evan Y. Yu, MD, discusses how the goals of therapy for a patient with newly- diagnosed metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer are to control disease progression, extend survival, maintain quality of life, and delay the transition to castration-resistant prostate cancer.
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What are the goals of therapy for a patient like such as this with newly-diagnosed metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer?
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