Comparison of nomograms with other methods for predicting outcomes in prostate cancer: a critical analysis of the literature

SF Shariat, PI Karakiewicz, N Suardi, MW Kattan - Clinical Cancer Research, 2008 - AACR
Purpose: Accurate estimates of risk are essential for physicians if they are to recommend a
specific management to patients with prostate cancer. Accurate risk estimates are also …

An updated catalog of prostate cancer predictive tools

SF Shariat, PI Karakiewicz… - … Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate estimates of risk are essential for physicians if they are to recommend a specific
management to patients with prostate cancer. Accurate risk estimates also are required for …

Validation of the contemporary epstein criteria for insignificant prostate cancer in European men

C Jeldres, N Suardi, J Walz, GC Hutterer, S Ahyai… - European urology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The Epstein criteria represent the most widely used scheme for prediction of
clinically insignificant prostate cancer (PCa). However, they were never validated in …

Currently used criteria for active surveillance in men with low‐risk prostate cancer: an analysis of pathologic features

N Suardi, U Capitanio, FKH Chun, M Graefen… - Cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The currently available active surveillance criteria for low‐risk prostate cancer are limited by
a high rate of misclassification. The use of more selective criteria may reduce the rate of …

Radical prostatectomy for incidental (stage T1a–T1b) prostate cancer: analysis of predictors for residual disease and biochemical recurrence

U Capitanio, V Scattoni, M Freschi, A Briganti… - European urology, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Controversies exist about the most appropriate management for patients
with incidental prostate cancer after surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) …

Lymph node count threshold for optimal pelvic lymph node staging in prostate cancer

F Abdollah, M Sun, R Thuret, C Jeldres… - … journal of urology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To test the relationship between the extent of pelvic lymph node dissection at
radical prostatectomy and the rate of lymph node metastases, and to identify the ideal …

Application of the Epstein criteria for prediction of clinically insignificant prostate cancer in Korean men

SE Lee, DS Kim, WK Lee, HZ Park, CJ Lee… - BJU …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Study Type–Prognosis (case series) Level of Evidence 4 OBJECTIVE To investigate the rate
of pathologically confirmed unfavourable prostate cancers among Korean men who fulfilled …

Impact of surgical volume on the rate of lymph node metastases in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy and extended pelvic lymph node dissection for clinically …

A Briganti, U Capitanio, FKH Chun, A Gallina, N Suardi… - European urology, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous trials have shown that the number of procedures done by a single
surgeon, that is, surgical volume (SV), is associated with several outcomes after radical …

Indications for pelvic nodal treatment in prostate cancer should change. Validation of the Roach formula in a large extended nodal dissection series

F Abdollah, C Cozzarini, N Suardi, A Gallina… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Previous studies have criticized the predicting ability of the Roach formula in
assessing the risk of lymph node invasion (LNI) in contemporary patients with prostate …

Cytoreductive partial nephrectomy does not undermine cancer control in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a population-based study

U Capitanio, L Zini, P Perrotte, SF Shariat, C Jeldres… - Urology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We examined the population-based rates of cancer-specific survival in
patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRCC) treated with either partial (PN) or …