Radical prostatectomy (RP) may provide small very long-term reductions in death risk compared with observation for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa), according to investigators. In an extended follow-up of 731 participants in the randomized Prostate Cancer Intervention versus Observation Trial (PIVOT), men assigned to undergo RP had an 8% reduction in the relative…
Very high initial PSA levels in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP) for high-risk clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) are associated with worse oncologic outcomes, according to a new study. Men with initial PSA levels of 50 ng/mL or higher have significantly worse rates of biochemical recurrence (BCR)-free survival, metastasis-free survival (MFS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS)…
Pelvic physical therapy may be more appropriate than Kegel exercises in managing post-radical prostatectomy pain and stress urinary incontinence, according to a new study.
Men with anterior and posterior prostate tumors have similar rates of biochemical failure, metastasis, and cancer-specific mortality after radical prostatectomy, a study found.
Study findings suggest that many men can be spared radiation therapy following radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer.
Men who have bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) prior to robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy experience significant worsening of lower urinary tract function compared with men without BOO, a study found.
In a study of radical prostatectomy patients with Gleason score 7 prostate cancer, the risk for biochemical recurrence more than doubled in the presence of tertiary pattern 5 disease.
In a large study, men who underwent radical prostatectomy at centers that had the largest annual prostate cancer caseload lived a median 13.2 months longer than those who had the surgery at centers with the lowest caseload.
Men with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at the time of radical prostatectomy are 5 times more likely to experience postoperative complications than those without CKD, a study found.
In a study, men with a higher preoperative hemoglobin A1c level had greater risks for developing castration-resistant prostate cancer and metastasis.
