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Correction to Catalona, N Engl J Med 331(15):996-1004 October 13, 1994.

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Management of Cancer of the Prostate

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To the Editor: Dr. Catalona's article on the management of cancer of the prostate (Oct. 13 issue)1 was informative and thorough, except for two omissions concerning the treatment of patients with end-stage disease.

First, patients with extensive, painful bony metastases may benefit from treatment with strontium chloride labeled with strontium-89.2 This radionuclide is easily administered, is usually effective within a few weeks, and has beneficial effects that usually last for several months or more. The main disadvantages are cost and occasional thrombocytopenia. Although external-beam radiation therapy will remain the mainstay of treatment for the majority of patients with bony metastases, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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