Maximal tumor diameter and the risk of PSA failure in men with specimen-confined prostate cancer
Maximal tumor diameter and the risk of PSA failure in men with specimen-confined prostate cancer
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DOI:
10.1016/j.urology.2005.05.037
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发表时间:
2005-11-01
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影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
D'Amico, AV
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作者:
Dvorak, T;Chen, MH;D'Amico, AV
Objectives. To evaluate whether the maximal tumor diameter (MTD) is significantly associated with the time to postoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) failure.Methods. Between 1986 and 2002, 781 men with clinical Stage T1c-T2 prostate cancer underwent radical prostatectomy. The MTD was recorded as the maximal dimension of the largest single focus of cancer from all 3-mm step sections. The median follow-up was 5.4 years (range 0.1 to 14.9); 242 men (31%) experienced PSA failure. A Cox regression analysis was used to determine the predictors of time to postoperative PSA failure. Kaplan-Meier estimates of PSA failure-free survival were made, dichotomized about the median MTD value, and compared using a two-sided log-rank test.Results. The value of the MTD was significantly associated with the time to PSA failure (adjusted hazard ratio 1.04, 95% confidence interval 1.01 to 1.07, P = 0.004), controlling for preoperative PSA level (P < 0.0001), prostatectomy Gleason score (P < 0.0001), and T stage (P