Table 1.

IADT guidelines.

Guideline	Recommendation
AUA 2007 update	•IADT not being discussed
ASCO 2007 update	•More studies with longer follow-up and with larger patient cohorts are needed to determine the impact of IADT
EAU 2015	•IADT could maintain QoL in off-treatment periods and is significantly associated with lower treatment costs •IADT may provide an option for patients in metastatic stage
NCCN 2015	•IADT could reduce side-effects and may improve QoL, however, the benefits are unclear

IADT, intermittent androgen deprivation therapy; QoL, quality of life.