Is chemotherapy a last resort treatment for prostate cancer?

Chemotherapy is typically given once cancer has moved beyond the prostate.  However, it is far from a last resort treatment.  Studies have shown that chemotherapy given early in men who have been newly diagnosed with cancer that has spread outside of the prostate have a significant improvement in survival. 

“…rather than waiting for the cancers to become resistant to hormone treatments, if you used hormones with chemotherapy right up front… you could have a more dramatic improvement in overall survival.”

Dr. William Oh Prostapedia Interview Aug. 2018