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Active surveillance criteria in the age of targeted biopsies.

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116Background: Many urologists are now using active surveillance (AS) to manage patients with low-risk prostate cancer. A variety of criteria have been proposed to select patients for AS. A key… Click to show full abstract

116Background: Many urologists are now using active surveillance (AS) to manage patients with low-risk prostate cancer. A variety of criteria have been proposed to select patients for AS. A key feature of these criteria is Gleason Group as determined by systematic or “random” biopsies (SB). In this study, we examined the progression of Gleason Group (GG) detected only on SB compared to patients with positive MRI-fusion or “targeted” biopsies (FB). Methods: A prospectively maintained database was queried for all patients who underwent an MRI guided FB and SB from 2007 to 2016 and chose AS as their primary management strategy. Patents with GG 1 or 2 were eligible. Patients were then followed with yearly PSA, exam, MRI and biopsy if warranted. FBs were reviewed to determine GG progression. We divided patients into those who had cancer detected on SB only and those who had positive FBs with or without a positive SB. Results: A total of 162 patients met our criteria with 73 having an initial positive FB and 89...

Keywords: surveillance criteria; active surveillance; criteria age; age targeted; targeted biopsies

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Year Published: 2018

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