levels go up over several tests, especially if it's fast, you may need further treatment. Sometimes, PSA levels go up slightly in people who have had external beam radiation or brachytherapy. Usually, this doesn't have a long-term effect on you, and your levels go back down after a ...
To determine if a 6-month post-treatment prostate specific antigen (PSA) value in prostate cancer (PCa) patients treated with concurrent androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) serves as an early predictor for biochemical relapse free survival (bRFS), distant...
The PSA test is used to monitor men after surgery or radiation therapy for prostate cancer to see if their cancer has recurred (come back). If a man’s PSA level begins to rise after prostate cancer treatment, it...
Then you'll have repeat PSA tests once every 6 to 12 months for about 5 years. If your doctor says chances are high that your cancer will come back, you may need them once every 3 months. If your PSA levels stay normal, you can switch to once-a-year PSA tests. Ask your doctor h...
Active surveillance is a non-invasive approach to prostate cancer treatment. Active surveillanceis the better option if your cancer shows all signs of being the “good” kind, i.e., slow-growing, low volume, and not aggressive. In this case, you can treat it without drugs, radiation, or ...
目的分析前列腺体积指数与前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)4-10 ng/mL患者前列腺根治术后Gleason评分(GS)升级的相关性.方法回顾2013年1月至2020年12月,就诊我院162例PSA4-10 ng/mL行根治性切除术患者的临床资料.依据手术前后GS将患者分为升级组,无变化组,降级组,分析3组差异因素,将评分降级组与无变化组合并为未升级组...
Comparability of health-related quality of life (HRQOL), treatment decision making, and treatment satisfaction after PSA recurrence among prostate cancer patients who receive hormone therapy (HT) versus observation (OBS): Results from the ... ...
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Men were eligible if they had a PSMA-positive scan up to six months prior to treatment. 2.2. [177Lu]-PSMA-617 Treatment A DKFZ-PSMA-617 precursor (ABX, Germany) was radiolabeled with no-carrier-added-Lutetium-177 chloride ([177Lu]-Cl3; Isotopia Molecular Imaging Ltd.) in Isotopia’s...
treatment. Your doctor will monitor you closely to start treatment if your cancer starts to grow or spread. Generally, your doctor will test your PSA levels about every 6 months and do a digital rectal exam once a year. You may also get imaging and a prostate biopsy every 1-3 years....