The Association Between Evaluation at Academic Centers and the Likelihood of Expectant Management in Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Lester-Coll NH, Park HS, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Mancini BR, Yeboa DN, Kim SP, Gross CP, Yu JB. The Association Between Evaluation at Academic Centers and the Likelihood of Expectant Management in Low-risk Prostate Cancer. Urology 2016, 96: 128-135. PMID: 27392652, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerCancer center typeExpectant managementProstate cancerAcademic centersDefinitive treatmentNational Cancer Data BaseHierarchical mixed-effects logistic regression modelsMixed effects logistic regression modelsEffects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsCommunity centersSurvival benefitActive surveillanceCenter typeRetrospective analysisLarge cohortTreatment selectionPertinent covariatesCancerInterfacility variationMenFacility typeFurther investigationRegression models