The Role of Hormonal Therapy in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer—Regional Perspectives: Asia

Mendoza, Jesus Benjamin

doi:10.1016/j.eursup.2003.12.004

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“…Meanwhile, in a successive survey of QOL using FACT-P that was officially translated into Japanese (18), the CAB group showed a significantly better result (19). This is indicative of the per-ception that the effects of hormone therapy on QOL are different between Japanese and Western patients (20). Therefore, it is important to examine whether or not recent clinical trial results take into account ethnic differences in the broad sense, including the lifestyle and philosophical backgrounds of Japanese and Western people.…”

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Characteristics of Patients with Prostate Cancer Who Have Initially been Treated by Hormone Therapy in Japan: J-CaP Surveillance

Akaza¹,

Usami²,

Hinotsu³

et al. 2004

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

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Irrespective of patients' age, TNM, stage of illness, or histological background, the majority of prostate cancer patients in Japan are receiving hormone therapy. It is necessary to evaluate whether this trend is merely a continuation of past experience of Japanese urologists or if there is a difference in the profile of effect and side-effect in the case of Japanese patients compared to therapy given in Westerners.

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