Critical assessment of prebiopsy parameters for predicting prostate cancer metastasis and mortality
Pim J. van Leeuwen, Roderick C. N. van den Bergh, Tineke Wolters, Xiaoye Zhu, Meelan Bul, Fritz H. Schröder, Chris H. Bangma, Monique J. Roobol
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.18, No.6, pp. 6018-6024, 2011
Abstract Introduction: The value of characteristics assessed prior to diagnosis in predicting aggressive prostate cancer, metastases, and mortality in men participating in a screening study were identified.
Materials and methods: This study included 19,950 men aged 55 to 74 years at first screening in the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer. Factors such as age, Charlson comorbidity index, family history of prostate cancer, vasectomy status, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), digital rectal examination (DRE) status, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) findings, prostate volume, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level were evaluated. Participants were followed for a median of 11.1… More >