ArticleJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2017
Treatment Decision Regret Among Long-Term Survivors of Localized Prostate Cancer: Results From the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study.
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- Drivers Influencing Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision making - A Qualitative Analysis of Underrepresented Men across the US.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Patient satisfaction and decision regret in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a multicenter analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
- Decision regret after reirradiation of the primary site in patients with prostate cancer.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2025Article
- Key Determinants Influencing Treatment Decision-Making for and Adherence to Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Decision regret after external beam radiotherapy and high dose-rate brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Patient-reported functional outcomes and treatment-related regret in Hispanic and Spanish-speaking men following prostate cancer treatment.Urologic oncology · 2025Article
- Treatment decision-making and treatment experiences in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Article
- A multicenter cohort study of thyroidectomy-related decision regret in patients with low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Regret in Clinical Trial Participation Among Cancer Patients.Journal of palliative medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose To determine the demographic, clinical, decision-making, and quality-of-life factors that are associated with treatment decision regret among long-term survivors of localized prostate cancer. Patients and Methods We evaluated men who were age ≤ 75 years when diagnosed with localized prostate cancer between October 1994 and October 1995 in one of six SEER tumor registries and who completed a 15-year follow-up survey. The survey obtained demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical data and measured treatment decision regret, informed decision making, general- and disease-specific quality of life, health worry, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concern, and outlook on life. We used multivariable logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with regret. Results We surveyed 934 participants, 69.3% of known survivors. Among the cohort, 59.1% had low-risk tumor characteristics (PSA < 10 ng/mL and Gleason score < 7), and 89.2% underwent active treatment. Overall, 14.6% expressed treatment decision regret: 8.2% of those whose disease was managed conservatively, 15.0% of those who received surgery, and 16.6% of those who underwent radiotherapy. Factors associated with regret on multivariable analysis included reporting moderate or big sexual function bother (reported by 39.0%; OR, 2.77; 95% CI, 1.51 to 5.0), moderate or big bowel function bother (reported by 7.7%; OR, 2.32; 95% CI, 1.04 to 5.15), and PSA concern (mean score 52.8; OR, 1.01 per point change; 95% CI, 1.00 to 1.02). Increasing age at diagnosis and report of having made an informed treatment decision were inversely associated with regret. Conclusion Regret was a relatively infrequently reported outcome among long-term survivors of localized prostate cancer; however, our results suggest that better informing men about treatment options, in particular, conservative treatment, might help mitigate long-term regret. These findings are timely for men with low-risk cancers who are being encouraged to consider active surveillance.
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