Abstract:Background: With the successful application of local therapy (LT) of the primary tumor in other metastatic disease and the demonstration of their better survival benefits, the traditionally seldom involved role of LT for metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) had gained a lot of interest. Hence, this meta-analysis was conducted to clarify its efficacy in mPCa.Methods: A comprehensive search of major databases (PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science) was conducted for eligible studies, up to May 2019. The pooled hazard r… Show more
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