Journal of Oncology Practice, Vol 5, No 3 (May), 2009: pp. 127-129
© 2009
American Society of Clinical Oncology.
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.0938503
Use of 5- -Reductase Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention: American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Urological Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline Summary
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In 2005, the ASCO Health Services and Prevention Committees and the American Urological Association jointly convened an expert panel to make recommendations regarding the chemoprevention of prostate cancer and recommendations concerning the use of 5- -reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs). The guideline1 published in Journal of Clinical Oncology was developed on the basis of a systematic review by Wilt et al,2 which included nine randomized controlled trials reporting prostate cancer period prevalence.
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Clinical Questions
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In developing the guideline, the panel asked the following clinical questions about existing evidence regarding 5-ARIs and prostate cancer: How do 5-ARIs affect the risk of incident prostate cancer, prostate . . . [Click for More]

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