2024-10-24
Postprostatectomy Radiotherapy Timing and Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life
2024-10-24 • Sagar A. Patel, Dattatraya Patil, Joseph A. Smith, Christopher S. Saigal, Mark S. Litwin, Jim C. Hu, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Peter R. Carroll, Eric...
Importance The association between radiotherapy (RT) timing after radical prostatectomy and long-term patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in men with prostate cancer is unknown. Objective To measure long-term HRQOL in men with prostate cancer up to 15 years after prostatectomy with or without RT and examine whether early vs late postprostatectomy RT is associated with differences in sexual, urinary, and bowel HRQOL. Design, Setting, and Participants A prospective, multicenter, longitudinal coho…