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 relapse