Active surveillance for prostate cancer: a systematic review of the literature

MA Dall'Era, PC Albertsen, C Bangma, PR Carroll… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Prostate cancer (PCa) remains an increasingly common malignancy worldwide.
The optimal management of clinically localized, early-stage disease remains unknown, and …

The contemporary concept of significant versus insignificant prostate cancer

G Ploussard, JI Epstein, R Montironi, PR Carroll… - European urology, 2011 - Elsevier
Context The notion of insignificant prostate cancer (Ins-PCa) has progressively emerged in
the past two decades. The clinical relevance of such a definition was based on the fact that …

A 17-gene assay to predict prostate cancer aggressiveness in the context of Gleason grade heterogeneity, tumor multifocality, and biopsy undersampling

EA Klein, MR Cooperberg, C Magi-Galluzzi, JP Simko… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Prostate tumor heterogeneity and biopsy undersampling pose challenges to
accurate, individualized risk assessment for men with localized disease. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] A biopsy-based 17-gene genomic prostate score predicts recurrence after radical prostatectomy and adverse surgical pathology in a racially diverse …

J Cullen, IL Rosner, TC Brand, N Zhang, AC Tsiatis… - European urology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Biomarkers that are validated in independent cohorts are needed to improve
risk assessment for prostate cancer (PCa). Objective A racially diverse cohort of men (20 …

Validation of a cell-cycle progression gene panel to improve risk stratification in a contemporary prostatectomy cohort

MR Cooperberg, JP Simko, JE Cowan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose We aimed to validate a previously described genetic risk score, denoted the cell-
cycle progression (CCP) score, in predicting contemporary radical prostatectomy (RP) …

Germline DNA-repair gene mutations and outcomes in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer receiving first-line abiraterone and enzalutamide

ES Antonarakis, C Lu, B Luber, C Liang, H Wang… - European urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Inherited DNA-repair gene mutations are more prevalent in men with advanced
prostate cancer than previously thought, but their clinical implications are not fully …

Active surveillance for prostate cancer: progress and promise

MR Cooperberg, PR Carroll, L Klotz - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2011 - ascopubs.org
Widespread prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based screening and aggressive treatment of
prostate cancer have reduced mortality rates substantially, but both remain controversial in …

African American men with very low–risk prostate cancer exhibit adverse oncologic outcomes after radical prostatectomy: should active surveillance still be an option …

D Sundi, AE Ross, EB Humphreys, M Han… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Active surveillance (AS) is a treatment option for men with very low–risk prostate
cancer (PCa); however, favorable outcomes achieved for men in AS are based on cohorts …

Prebiopsy multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for prostate cancer diagnosis in biopsy-naive men with suspected prostate cancer based on elevated prostate …

PP Tonttila, J Lantto, E Pääkkö, U Piippo, S Kauppila… - European urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) may improve the
detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa). Objective To compare MP-MRI …

Outcomes of active surveillance for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer

MR Cooperberg, JE Cowan, JF Hilton… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Active surveillance (AS) is an option for the initial management of early-stage
prostate cancer. Current risk stratification schema identify patients with low-risk disease who …