Quality of life effects of androgen deprivation therapy in a prostate cancer cohort in New Zealand: can we minimize effects using a stratification based on the aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C3 rs12529 gene polymorphism?

Table 2 Stratification of patient numbers by treatment type

ADT Androgen Deprivation Therapy, AA Anti androgens (eg: Cyproterone acetate, Bicalutamide, Flutamide), LHRH Luteinizing hormone- releasing hormone agonists ((eg:Zoladex, Lucrin), AS Active Surveillance, WW Watchful Waiting, RP Radical Prostatectomy (both Laparoscopic and robotic radical prostatectomy and classical radical prostatectomy), RT Radiation Therapy (RT), BT Brachytherapy
One patient had combination therapy with a LHRH agonist, AA and estrogen therapy and was grouped under LHRH + AA
TURP-Ttransurethral resection of the prostate was also given as an option and if selected on its own was considered under AS/WW. If TURP was indicated with other treatment type, the other treatment had precedence

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