Contemporary Epstein Criteria with Biopsy-Naïve Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Prevent Incorrect Assignment to Active Surveillance in the PI-RADS Version 2.0 Era
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DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6720-2
Abstract: PurposeThe aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients with biopsy Gleason score ≤ 6 who may otherwise be assigned to active surveillance (AS).Patients… read more here.
Keywords: prostate; active surveillance; epstein criteria; magnetic resonance ... See more keywords
The Epstein criteria predict for organ-confined prostate cancer but not for minimal residual disease and outcome after radical prostatectomy.
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DOI: 10.5152/tud.2020.20147
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The Epstein criteria (EC) used to select men for active surveillance do not predict biologically insignificant diseases. Minimal residual disease (MRD) is an undetected microscopic disease that remains after radical prostectomy (RP) and is… read more here.
Keywords: minimal residual; mrd; epstein criteria; disease ... See more keywords