Radiation Therapy After Prostate Surgery Offers No Benefit
Study findings suggest that many men can be spared radiation therapy following radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer.
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Pre-RARP Bladder Outlet Obstruction Predicts Decline in Lower Urinary Tract Function
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.
Tertiary Gleason Pattern 5 Ups BCR Risk After Radical Prostatectomy
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.
Facility Experience Impacts Survival Time After Prostate Surgery
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.
CKD Ups Risk of Post-Op Complications After Radical Prostatectomy
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.
Worse Glycemic Control in Diabetics Predicts Adverse Cancer Outcomes After Prostatectomy
In a study, men with a higher preoperative hemoglobin A1c level had greater risks for developing castration-resistant prostate cancer and metastasis.
Prostate mpMRI May Be Helpful in the Neoadjuvant PCa Therapy Setting
Prostate mpMRI findings before and after neoadjuvant therapy prior to robotic prostatectomy could be useful in assessing whether high-risk patients are suitable surgical candidates.
Prostate Cancer Mortality Lowest With Radical Prostatectomy
In a study with a follow-up period of 18 years, men treated with any other modality but radical prostatectomy had higher prostate cancer death risks.
Surgical Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer May Be Decreasing
Canadian study shows that nearly all men undergoing radical prostatectomy in Eastern Ontario in recent years have clinically significant prostate cancer.
Urologic Cancer Surgery Readmission Rate Highest for RC
In a study, nearly 20% of radical cystectomy patients were readmitted for complications within 90 days compared with 1.9% and 5.9% for radical prostatectomy and radical nephrectomy, respectively.
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