PMID: 9166555Nov 1, 1996Paper

Role of percent positive biopsies and endorectal coil MRI in predicting prognosis in intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients

The Cancer Journal From Scientific American
Anthony V D'AmicoA Wein

Abstract

This study was performed to determine the clinical factors that can optimize preoperative staging for clinically localized intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients. Logistic and Cox regression multivariable analyses were performed on 480 prostate cancer patients whose disease was confined to the prostate to evaluate the ability of clinical stage, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), biopsy Gleason sum, percent positive biopsies, and endorectal coil magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results to predict pathologic established extracapsular extension, seminal vesicle invasion, and time to postoperative PSA failure in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. Intermediate risk was defined as PSA 4-10 ng/mL and Gleason sum 5-7; PSA 10-20 ng/mL and Gleason sum < or = 7. Intermediate-risk patients with at least 50%, 67%, 83%, or 100% positive biopsies have disease pathologically confined to the prostate at least 45% of the time; however, if an endorectal coil MRI is positive for either capsular penetration or seminal vesicle invasion, no more than 29% of patients have pathologically determined organ-confined disease. No intermediate-risk patient with both a positive MRI and at least 50% positive biopsies had pathologically deter...Continue Reading

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