More Than Words: Defining Adjuvant, Consolidative, and Salvage Treatment after Radical Prostatectomy

After radical prostatectomy, adjuvant therapy should be used sparingly when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is undetectable. Instead, early salvage therapy is recommended for PSA recurrence. Patients with PSA persistence after prostatectomy are at high risk and should be offered consolidative therap...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European urology 2024-11, Vol.86 (5), p.385-387
Hauptverfasser:	Lane, Brian R., Dess, Robert T., Borza, Tudor
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Humans Male Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood Prostatectomy - methods Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery Salvage Therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	After radical prostatectomy, adjuvant therapy should be used sparingly when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is undetectable. Instead, early salvage therapy is recommended for PSA recurrence. Patients with PSA persistence after prostatectomy are at high risk and should be offered consolidative therapy.
ISSN:	0302-2838 1873-7560 1873-7560
DOI:	10.1016/j.eururo.2024.02.024