August 12, 2020
Surgical Approach Not Tied to Decision Regret After Prostatectomy
Surgical approach is not associated with intermediate-term decision regret following radical prostatectomy, according to a study published in the March issue of The Journal of Urology. Martin Baunacke, M.D., from Technische Universität Dresden in Germany, and colleagues evaluated intermediate-term decision regret after open (532 patients) and robot-assisted (404 patients) radical prostatectomy (2008 to 2013). The analysis...
Combined Biopsy Method Better for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Combined biopsy, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-targeted and systematic biopsy, leads to more detection of prostate cancers among patients with MRI-visible lesions, according to a study published in the March 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Michael Ahdoot, M.D., from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues examined whether biopsies...
10-Year Outcomes Similar for H-IMRT, C-IMRT in Prostate Cancer
For men with intermediate- and high-risk prostate adenocarcinoma, 10-year outcomes are similar with conventionally fractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (C-IMRT) or moderate hypofractionated IMRT (H-IMRT), according to a study published online March 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vladimir Avkshtol, M.D., from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, and colleagues presented 10-year disease outcomes for men...