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Yes Terry very interesting stats indeed. Perhaps ADT needs some further filtering (pie in the sky I know) so as to distinguish it for treatments with curative intent, as opposed to those with a more palliation PSA lowering and quality of life intent.
I am not too sure what you are saying here because the general view is that ADT is never curative. Perhaps you were referring to adjuvant ADT which is given to 'boost' the effects of the main therapy?
In the indexes I show ADT in the Primary Treatment column where it seems clear that this is adjuvant therapy - mainly on the Radiation indexes. If the ADT is the primary therapy it is in the ADT index and where it is a 'salvage' or palliative therapy it is shown in the second Treatment column.
There is no simple way of extracting the data but it is available.
Hi Terry,
I had better explain myself a tad better. Essentially I was inferring a filter to separate, for the benefit of readers, when ADT is Neo Adjuvant, Adjuvant, as opposed to it's use in salvage, palliation treatments.
Terry have a look at my own story, sorted by treatment, and you will see what I mean. My primary treatment was EBRT with ADT as a Neo Adjuvant. Yet my story lies among men with that are having ADT as either salvage or palliation. Not that I have any problems with being in that field sort, just simply to make it a little easier for a prospective reader to discern that I had ADT with EBRT as a primary treatment with curative intent.
Thanks Terry,
Sorry about the need for some housekeeping. Trust me to bring it up, LOL. But it will certainly assist readers in the information gathering phase.
John
I am always grateful for input. One of the problems in working on your own is that you miss some pretty obvious issues.
Hav a look now. I think that helps to clarify the adjuvant issue, but.......now I'm wondering if I should have two indexes - one for straight EBRT and the other for variants on the ADT/EBRT choices. More work....does it really matter....what about the variety...etc...etc
