2024
Risk factors for Gleason score upgrade from prostate biopsy to radical prostatectomy
Smani S, Sundaresan V, Lokeshwar S, Choksi A, Carbonella J, Brito J, Renzulli J, Sprenkle P, Leapman M. Risk factors for Gleason score upgrade from prostate biopsy to radical prostatectomy. Exploration Of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy 2024, 5: 981-996. DOI: 10.37349/etat.2024.00259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGleason score upgradingProstate-specific antigenRisk factorsMagnetic resonance imagingRadical prostatectomyScore upgradingAssociated with Gleason score upgradingBiopsy to radical prostatectomyHigher-risk prostate cancerPatients treated with surgeryProstate magnetic resonance imagingClinically localized diseaseGleason grade groupLow-risk diseaseRecognition of risk factorsBody mass indexGleason upgradingFinal pathologyProstate volumeProstate biopsySource of diagnostic uncertaintyBiopsy coresLocalized diseaseProstate cancerInitial management
2023
Prostate cancer disparities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States
Chu C, Leapman M, Zhao S, Cowan J, Washington S, Cooperberg M. Prostate cancer disparities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 413-420. PMID: 36629492, PMCID: PMC10086629, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer-specific mortalityProstate-specific antigenAlaska Native patientsCancer-specific mortalityGleason scoreNative patientsDefinitive treatmentWhite patientsProstate cancerTreatment accessAlaska NativesProvider densityHigher prostate-specific antigenAdvanced prostate cancerPatterns of careExternal beam radiationAmerican IndiansProstate cancer disparitiesCounty-level demographicsHealth policy interventionsLower ratesMultivariable adjustmentBaseline characteristicsPathologic factorsWorse survival