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Association of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with improved oncological outcomes in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer: A multicenter exploratory study in China.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) combined with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) vs. CONCLUSION: RARP combined with ADT was significantly associated with improved oncological outcomes in patients with OmPCa, and this association was independent of baseline characteristics; however, this finding is limite.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) combined with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) vs. CONCLUSION: RARP combined with ADT was significantly associated with improved oncological outcomes in patients with OmPCa, and this association was independent of baseline characteristics; however, this finding is limite.

What the study was

Study design
Multicenter Study
Population
n=290
Sample size
290
Category
Drug Development
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Urologic oncology

Why it surfaced

Scored 9/10 (Multicenter Study; novelty=2, relevance=3, design_quality=2, population_or_unmet_need=2). HIGH priority.

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