Relapse and cure rates of prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy and 5 years of follow-up
Vassilikos E, Yu H, Trachtenberg J, Nam R, Narod S, Bromberg I, Diamandis E. Relapse and cure rates of prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy and 5 years of follow-up. Clinical Biochemistry 2000, 33: 115-123. PMID: 10751589, DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9120(99)00099-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDisease-Free SurvivalFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRecurrenceRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsProstate cancer patientsRadical prostatectomySerum PSACancer patientsPSA assaysUltrasensitive prostate specific antigenPre-operative PSAGroup of patientsSerial serum samplesEarly therapeutic interventionSeminal vesicle invasionSurgical margin positivityProstate-specific antigenRegular PSAUltrasensitive PSAPSA increaseMargin positivityClinical stageGleason scorePrognostic indicatorCapsular invasionTissue involvementTumor volumePatientsFast relapseComparison of the percent free prostate-specific antigen levels in the serum of healthy men and in men with recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy
Scorilas A, Yu H, Soosaipillai A, Gregorakis A, Diamandis E. Comparison of the percent free prostate-specific antigen levels in the serum of healthy men and in men with recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. Clinica Chimica Acta 2000, 292: 127-138. PMID: 10686282, DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(99)00211-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent free PSAProstate cancer patientsFree PSAProstate cancerCancer patientsRadical prostatectomyPercent free prostate-specific antigen levelsCancer aggressivenessFree prostate specific antigen levelsProstate-specific antigen levelProstate cancer screening programsAge-matched menCancer screening programsRecurrent prostate cancerBenign prostatic hyperplasiaProstate cancer aggressivenessAntigen levelsTotal PSAGleason scoreHealthy menProstatic hyperplasiaProstatic diseaseScreening programPatientsPathological indicators