Erschienen in:
01.01.2016 | Editorial
Nuclear medicine and the revolution in the modern management of castration-resistant prostate cancer patients: from 223Ra-dichloride to new horizons for therapeutic response assessment
verfasst von:
Emilio Bombardieri, L. Evangelista, G. L. Ceresoli, F. Boccardo
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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Ausgabe 1/2016
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Excerpt
Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common neoplasm in men in Western countries, and approximately 10 – 20 % of patients with PC will develop castration-resistant disease (CRPC) [
1]. More than 90 % of men with metastatic CRPC have radiological evidence of bone metastases, which are a major cause of decreased quality of life, morbidity, treatment costs and mortality [
2]. CRPC is considered an incurable condition, with a median survival of less than 2 years [
3]. …