摘要
Palliativeradiotherapy(pRT)isprimarilyemployedforpalliationofbonepaininpatientswithcastrate-resistantprostatecancer(CRPC).However,evidencethatpRTinfluencesprostate-specificantigenresponseinpatientswithCRPConsystemictherapyislacking.WedescribethreecasesofCRPCprogressingaftertreatmentwithdocetaxel(n=2)andabiraterone(n=1),whorespondedunusuallyafterpRTforbonepainwiththedevelopmentofasignificantbiochemicalresponseandrestorationofresponsetosystemictherapy.ThepossibilityofpRTinfluencingmetastaticdiseaseinCRPChasnotbeenpreviouslyreported,andraisesthepossibilityofradiation-inducedmodulationofanti-tumorimmuneresponsemechanismsthatmayplayaroleintherestorationofresponsetosystemictreatment.
出版日期
2015年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)