The clinical impact of strict criteria for active surveillance of prostate cancer in Korean population: Results from a prospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the clinical impact of strict selection criteria for active surveillance (AS) of prostate cancer in a Korean population.

Materials and methods

A single-center, prospectively collected AS cohort from December 2016 to February 2019 was used. Following pre-determined criteria, patients were categorized into "strict AS" and "non-strict AS" groups. Clinicopathological progression-free survival (PFS) and treatment-free survival (TFS) of the two groups were compared using the Kaplan-Meier curve and log-rank test. Age-adjusted hazard ratios for clinicopathological progression was calculated using Cox proportional regression analysis.

Results

Of 54 eligible patients, 25 and 29 were assigned to "strict AS" and "non-strict AS," respectively. Clinicopathologic

SUBMITTER: Suh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246014 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature