The importance of active surveillance, and immediate re-biopsy in low-risk prostate cancer: The largest series from Turkey

To evaluate long-term outcomes of active surveillance (AS) applied in low-risk prostate cancer patients, and the impact of re-biopsy results on the prediction of progression. In our clinic, patients who had undergone AS for low-risk localized prostate cancer between the years 2005-2013 were included...

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Veröffentlicht in:Turkish journal of urology 2016-09, Vol.42 (3), p.140-144
Hauptverfasser: Bayar, Göksel, Horasanlı, Kaya, Acinikli, Hüseyin, Tanrıverdi, Orhan, Dalkılıç, Ayhan, Arısan, Serdar
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Zusammenfassung:To evaluate long-term outcomes of active surveillance (AS) applied in low-risk prostate cancer patients, and the impact of re-biopsy results on the prediction of progression. In our clinic, patients who had undergone AS for low-risk localized prostate cancer between the years 2005-2013 were included in the study. Our AS criteria are Gleason score ≤6, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level
ISSN:2149-3235
2149-3057
2980-1478
DOI:10.5152/tud.2016.47786