Prophylactic α-blocker was not effective at significantly reducing RI-LUTS in prostate cancer patients treated with EBRT. Treating patients with α-blocker at the onset of RI-LUTS will avoid unnecessary drug exposure and toxicity. There may be a benefit for prophylactic α-blocker in patients with smaller prostate. This however, needs to be further studied in a larger study.
Prophylactic α-blockers were not effective at significantly reducing RI-LUTSs in prostate cancer patients treated with EBRT. Treating patients with α-blockers at the onset of RI-LUTSs will avoid unnecessary drug exposure and toxicity.