Detection of Prostate Cancer Relapse With Prostate Specific Antigen Monitoring at Levels of 0.001 to 0.1 micro g./l
Yu H, Diamandis E, Wong P, Nam R, Trachtenberg J. Detection of Prostate Cancer Relapse With Prostate Specific Antigen Monitoring at Levels of 0.001 to 0.1 micro g./l. Journal Of Urology 1997, 157: 913-918. PMID: 9072598, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)65082-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenPositive surgical marginsPreoperative prostate-specific antigenSerum prostate-specific antigenSerial serum samplesBiochemical relapseSurgical marginsClinicopathological featuresRadical prostatectomyTumor volumeLogistic regression modelsPSA changeGreater preoperative prostate specific antigenPostoperative serum prostate-specific antigenHigher preoperative prostate-specific antigenPostoperative prostate-specific antigenUnconditional logistic regression modelsSerum samplesProstate-specific antigen monitoringSerum PSA changesSubset of patientsUnivariate logistic regression modelYear of surgeryLength of followupConventional prostate specific antigen