2018
Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Wang R, Park HS, Yu JB, Weinreb JC, Gross CP, Ma X. Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer. Urology 2018, 124: 98-106. PMID: 30107188, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleProstatic NeoplasmsRisk AssessmentWatchful WaitingConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingProstate cancerDefinitive treatmentPCa diagnosisEnd Results-Medicare databaseResonance imagingMultivariable logistic regression analysisPropensity scoreDiagnosis of PCaUse of MRIConditional logistic regression modelsLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsInitial managementMultivariable analysisGreater oddsPatientsSocioeconomic statusDiagnosisHigher likelihoodRegression analysisDemographic factorsCancer
2016
Pathological and Biochemical Outcomes among African-American and Caucasian Men with Low Risk Prostate Cancer in the SEARCH Database: Implications for Active Surveillance Candidacy
Leapman MS, Freedland SJ, Aronson WJ, Kane CJ, Terris MK, Walker K, Amling CL, Carroll PR, Cooperberg MR. Pathological and Biochemical Outcomes among African-American and Caucasian Men with Low Risk Prostate Cancer in the SEARCH Database: Implications for Active Surveillance Candidacy. Journal Of Urology 2016, 196: 1408-1414. PMID: 27352635, PMCID: PMC5542578, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.06.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American raceLow-risk prostate cancerAfrican American menRisk prostate cancerCaucasian manProstate cancerPathological upgradingBiochemical recurrenceFive-year recurrence-free survival ratesClinical low‐risk prostate cancerClinical low-risk diseaseRecurrence-free survival ratesCox proportional hazards analysisBiochemical recurrence outcomesEqual-access health systemLow-risk diseaseCohort of patientsLow-risk tumorsPositive surgical marginsProportional hazards analysisSearch databasesSEARCH cohortRecurrence outcomesRisk diseaseRisk tumors