Background There is uncertainty in deferred active treatment (DAT) programmes, regarding
patient selection, follow-up and monitoring, reclassification, and which outcome measures …

A key challenge in the management of localized prostate cancer is the identification of men
with a high likelihood of progression to an advanced, incurable stage. Patients who harbour …

The adverse effects of overdiagnosis and overtreatment observed in men with clinically
insignificant prostate cancers after the introduction of prostate-specific antigen-based …

The approach to favorable risk prostate cancer known as “active surveillance” was first
described explicitly in 2002. This was a report of 250 patients managed with a strategy of …

Purpose: Despite increasing emphasis on value based care, to our knowledge the cost-
effectiveness of prostate cancer management options has not been compared using …

Objectives To develop a consensus statement on current best practice of active surveillance
(AS) in the UK, informed by patients and clinical experts. Subjects and Methods A …

Background Management of active surveillance (AS) in low-risk prostate cancer (PCa)
patients could be improved with new biomarkers, such as the 4Kscore test. We analyze its …

Background The purpose of this study is to describe Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
of localized prostate cancer patients in an Active Surveillance (AS) program, and to compare …

Purpose: At most centers strict age criteria are lacking for eligibility for active surveillance of
prostate cancer. Younger men are often counseled to undergo definitive treatment despite …

Background: To date, few series on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in kidney
transplant recipients (KTRs) have been published. Purpose: To report the experience of two …