For low-to-intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients and older patients, observation with – in case of biochemical recurrence – early salvage radiotherapy can be advised after R0 resection ...

After surgical removal of the prostate to treat prostate cancer, clinicians monitor Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) levels.

Evaluation of post radiotherapy PSA as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in high risk prostate cancer: A secondary analysis of RTOG 0521. Hazard ratios of SRT after matching by propensity scores, ...

We think that PORTOS could be used to help guide radiation dose-escalation and de-escalation in both the post-operative and definitive settings,” said Shuang (George) Zhao, MD.

Disease detection rates varied by treatment history, with the highest rates (60%) occurring among patients who had both prostatectomy and salvage radiotherapy. These results suggest a need to ...

Following radical prostatectomy, success of adjuvant and salvage radiation therapy (RT) is dependent on the absence of micrometastatic disease. However, reliable prognostic/predictive factors for ...

bNED: Biochemically no evidence of disease; HT: Hormone therapy; PFS: Progression-free survival; SRT: Salvage radiotherapy. The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with ...