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ReviewCurrent urology reports2017

Radical Prostatectomy for High-risk Localized or Node-Positive Prostate Cancer: Removing the Primary.

Justin T Matulay, G Joel DeCastro

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Review in Current urology reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Justin T MatulayDepartment of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, 161 Fort Washington Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
G Joel DeCastroDepartment of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, 161 Fort Washington Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA. gjd16@cumc.columbia.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWe reviewed the literature to determine what role, if any, radical prostatectomy should play in the treatment of high-risk and/or node-positive prostate cancer. RECENT

findingsThe AUA, NCCN, and EAU all include radical prostatectomy as a treatment option for high-risk prostate cancer based on evidence that has shown improvements in biochemical-free and disease-specific survival. Lymph node-positive patients may also derive benefit from radical prostatectomy with lymph node dissection, however, only retrospective studies with high risk of selection bias have been published to date. High-risk prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease representing a wide range of disease characteristics. Radical surgery, historically avoided in such patients, may now be considered a valid treatment option for select cases. The adverse effects of surgery using modern techniques lead to similar quality of life outcomes as radiation therapy, and treatment of the primary tumor is likely beneficial when compared to ADT alone.

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HumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionMaleNeoplasm StagingProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsQuality of LifeRadiotherapyRiskNeoadjuvant therapyProstatectomyProstatic neoplasmsRisk assessment lymph nodes

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