First Postprostatectomy Ultrasensitive Prostate-specific Antigen Predicts Survival in Patients with High-risk Prostate Cancer Pathology
Kang JJ, Reiter RE, Steinberg ML, King CR. First Postprostatectomy Ultrasensitive Prostate-specific Antigen Predicts Survival in Patients with High-risk Prostate Cancer Pathology. European Urology Oncology 2018, 1: 378-385. PMID: 31158076, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2018.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNeoplasm, ResidualPostoperative PeriodPrognosisProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSalvage TherapySurvival AnalysisConceptsBone metastasis-free survivalProstate cancer-specific survivalUltrasensitive prostate specific antigenOverall survivalBiochemical relapseProstate-specific antigenRadical prostatectomyMultivariate analysisProstate-specific antigen levelImmediate adjuvant therapyOccult prostate cancerOccult systemic diseaseCancer-specific survivalEarly salvage radiotherapyHigh-risk diseaseKaplan-Meier methodTraditional risk factorsMetastasis-free survivalPrediction of outcomeProstate cancer pathologyAdjuvant therapySalvage radiotherapyHormone therapyIndependent predictorsStudy endpoint