[Advanced carcinoma of the prostate (stages C and D). Mortality within 12 months of the initiation of hormonal therapy]. / Carcinoma avanzato della prostata (stadi C e D). Mortalità entro 12 mesi dall'inizio della terapia ormonale.

ABSTRACT

Seventy-three patients with stage C and D prostatic carcinoma were treated with hormonotherapy. During a mean follow-up of 27 +/- 17.8 months, 30 tumour-related deaths were registered. The patients in the G3 subset suffered a 35.7% early death rate versus a 10.1% rate of G1-2 ones. This difference is significant (p = 0.0102). Nevertheless the Authors' opinion is that G3 patients should not be given a more aggressive treatment initially apart from the case of a controlled trial.