Survival outcomes of patients treated with local therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer with high prostate‐specific antigen concentrations
Ślusarczyk A, Baboudjian M, Zapała P, Yanagisawa T, Miszczyk M, Chlosta M, Krumpoeck P, Moschini M, Gandaglia G, Ploussard G, Rivas J, Życzkowski M, Karakiewicz P, Radziszewski P, Leapman M, Shariat S, Rajwa P. Survival outcomes of patients treated with local therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer with high prostate‐specific antigen concentrations. The Prostate 2023, 83: 1504-1515. PMID: 37545342, DOI: 10.1002/pros.24609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher PSA levelsNonmetastatic prostate cancerLocal therapyRadical prostatectomyPSA levelsOverall survivalProstate cancerGood long-term oncological outcomesHigher prostate-specific antigen levelLong-term oncological outcomesProstate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen concentrationCS estimatesInitial local therapyRadical local therapyUnderwent radical prostatectomyEnd Results (SEER) databaseKaplan-Meier methodLong-term outcomesIndependent prognostic valueISUP grade groupCox proportional hazardsImproved CSSPrimary radiotherapyOncological outcomes