profiles after definitive pelvic radiation (RT) and androgen deprivation (AD) for localized prostatic adenocarcinoma, (b) to then evaluate the available treatment and patient defining characteristics associated with each PSA profile and (c) to assess their usefulness in modifying future treatment ...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) "bounce" — a small rise and fall in PSA level after curative radiation therapy for prostate cancer — is more common in men who are more sexually active, according to a study from Japan. PSA bounce can be a worrisome event because it can be difficult to ...
- 《International Journal of Radiation Oncologybiologyphysics》 被引量: 523发表: 2000年 THE POSITIVE YIELD OF IMAGING STUDIES IN THE EVALUATION OF MEN WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED PROSTATE CANCER: A POPULATION BASED ANALYSIS Only men with PSA greater than 50 ng./ml. and those with Gleason scores 8 to...
TheclinicaldatathatmayaffectthechangesofPSAlevelinthefirstserumafterradicalprostatectomywerecol- lected.AccordingtotheresultsofthefirstPSAexaminationat6-8weeksafteroperation,thepatientsweredi- videdintoPSA<0.2ng/mL groupand PSA≥0.2ng/mL group,andtheclinicaltreatmentofthetwogroups werecompared.Thecomprehensive...
Treatment-related toxicity was graded according to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) criteria [9] and the Expanded Prostate-cancer Index Composite (EPIC) score for urinary incontinence [10]. After radiation, patients were followed every 6 months by a radiation oncologist and a urologist ...
After sterilization with 100% Ethanol and UV radiation (20 min both sides), mPCL scaffolds were seeded with osteoprogenitor cells (800,000 cells/scaffold) in a 5 µL drop in the centre of the scaffolds. After attachment (4 h), scaffolds were cultured in growth media (GM) (MEM-...
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Biochemical recurrence was defined as a PSA greater than 0.4 ng/mL or as a PSA level of greater than 2 ng/mL above the nadir after initial curative therapy with radiation therapy. Exclusion criteria were: medical instability, inability to provide written consent, exceeding the safe weight of ...
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 ...
Although a majority of patients have a relatively good prognosis after primary treatment with prostatectomy or irradiation, this disease entity also comprises a subgroup of highly aggressive neoplasms with a dismal prognosis. So far, the estimation of the individual patient's prognosis is, despite ...