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ArticleBJUI compass2021

The impact of age on prostate cancer progression and quality of life in active surveillance patients.

Gregory S Merrick, Gabe Rohmann, Robert Galbreath, Whitney Scholl, Ryan Fiano, Abbey Bennett, Wayne M Butler, Edward Adamovich

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Article in BJUI compass, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gregory S MerrickSchiffler Cancer Center Urologic Research Institute Wheeling WV USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0683-8894
Gabe RohmannSchiffler Cancer Center Urologic Research Institute Wheeling WV USA.
Robert GalbreathSchiffler Cancer Center Urologic Research Institute Wheeling WV USA.
Whitney SchollSchiffler Cancer Center Urologic Research Institute Wheeling WV USA.
Ryan FianoSchiffler Cancer Center Urologic Research Institute Wheeling WV USA.
Abbey BennettSchiffler Cancer Center Urologic Research Institute Wheeling WV USA.
Wayne M ButlerSchiffler Cancer Center Urologic Research Institute Wheeling WV USA.
Edward AdamovichDepartment of Pathology Wheeling Hospital Wheeling WV USA.
Urologic Research Institute · USSt. Clair College · CAWheeling Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of age on overall survival (OS), freedom from distant metastasis (FDM), rates of therapeutic intervention (TI), and quality of life (QOL) in active surveillance (AS) prostate cancer patients. Materials and methods: Three hundred and five consecutive, prospectively evaluated AS patients who underwent a staging transperineal template-guided mapping biopsy (TTMB) prior to enrollment on AS were evaluated and stratified by age. Evaluated outcomes included OS, FDM, TI, and QOL to include urinary, bowel, sexual function, and depression. Post void residual (PVR) urine measurements were also followed. Repeat biopsy was based on PSA kinetics, abnormal digital rectal examination or patient preference. Results: Of the 305 patients, 290 (95.1%) were Gleason 3 + 3 and 15 patients (4.9%) were Gleason 3 + 4. The median follow-up was 5.5 years (range 1-14 years). At 10 years, TI was 0%, 1.0%, and 11.4% for patients ≤59, 60-69, and ≥70 years of age ( Conclusion: Within the confines of the follow-up of our series, younger patients were less likely to proceed to therapeutic intervention. In addition, patient age did not adversely impact QOL outcomes.

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active surveillancepatient ageprostate cancerquality of lifetransperineal template‐guided mapping biopsy

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PMID35474886
PMCPMC8988763
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