Chemotherapy, Hormone Therapy, and Surgery to Remove the Prostate Gland in Patients With High Risk Prostate Cancer

In men with prostate cancer who do not have evidence of spread to bone or other sites on computed axial tomography (CAT) scan/bone scan but are still at significant risk of failing treatment with surgery or radiation alone, a combination of chemotherapy and hormone therapy is being given for 6 months followed by surgery to remove the prostate.