Cancer-specific Survival After Metastasis Following Primary Radical Prostatectomy Compared with Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer Patients: Results of a Population-based, Propensity Score–Matched Analysis
Shao Y, Kim S, Moore D, Shih W, Lin Y, Stein M, Kim I, Lu-Yao G. Cancer-specific Survival After Metastasis Following Primary Radical Prostatectomy Compared with Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer Patients: Results of a Population-based, Propensity Score–Matched Analysis. European Urology 2013, 65: 693-700. PMID: 23759328, PMCID: PMC3825778, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer-specific survivalCancer-specific survivalPrimary radical prostatectomyRadical prostatectomyRT groupRadiation therapyProstate cancerIntermediate-high riskRisk of PCSMCancer-specific mortalityEnd Results-MedicarePrimary radiation therapyPropensity-matched cohortLow-risk patientsPrimary treatment modalityLocalized prostate cancerProstate cancer patientsDevelopment of metastasesOnset of metastasisResidual confoundersHazard ratioMetastatic diseaseRisk patientsClinical courseSurveillance Epidemiology