Active surveillance for prostate cancer: current evidence and contemporary state of practice

JJ Tosoian, HB Carter, A Lepor, S Loeb - Nature Reviews Urology, 2016 - nature.com
Prostate cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies worldwide.
Early diagnosis and curative treatment seem to improve survival in men with unfavourable …

The quality of life among men receiving active surveillance for prostate cancer: an integrative review

SL Dickey, CJ Grayson - Healthcare, 2019 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer is very common among men in the United States. The current literature on
active surveillance (AS) suggests that it is a promising treatment option for men with low-risk …

Appropriateness criteria for active surveillance of prostate cancer

ML Cher, A Dhir, GB Auffenberg, S Linsell… - The Journal of …, 2017 - auajournals.org
Purpose: The adoption of active surveillance varies widely across urological communities,
which suggests a need for more consistency in the counseling of patients. To address this …

Comparison by race of conservative management for low-risk and intermediate-risk prostate cancers in veterans from 2004 to 2018

RB Parikh, KW Robinson, S Chhatre… - JAMA Network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Conservative management (ie, active surveillance or watchful waiting) is a
guideline-based strategy for men with low-risk and intermediate-risk prostate cancer …

BMI1 Drives Metastasis of Prostate Cancer in Caucasian and African-American Men and Is A Potential Therapeutic Target: Hypothesis Tested in Race-specific …

AA Ganaie, FH Beigh, M Astone, MG Ferrari… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: Metastasis is the major cause of mortality in prostate cancer patients. Factors such
as genetic makeup and race play critical role in the outcome of therapies. This study was …

Determinants of active surveillance uptake in a diverse population‐based cohort of men with low‐risk prostate cancer: The Treatment Options in Prostate Cancer …

J Xu, CH Bock, J Janisse, J Woo, ML Cher… - Cancer, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Active surveillance (AS) is the preferred strategy for low‐risk prostate cancer
(LRPC); however, limited data on determinants of AS adoption exist, particularly among …

A population-based study of men with low-volume low-risk prostate cancer: does African-American race predict for more aggressive disease?

D Schreiber, A Chhabra, J Rineer, J Weedon… - Clinical genitourinary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Because of recent reports that suggested more pathologically aggressive
disease in African-American (AA) men, we sought to compare pathologic features between …

Clinical use of PCA3 and TMPRSS2: ERG urinary biomarkers in African-American Men undergoing prostate biopsy

AH Feibus, O Sartor, K Moparty, K Chagin… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Prostate specific antigen has decreased performance characteristics for the
detection of prostate cancer in African-American men. We evaluated urinary PCA3 and …

Active surveillance for intermediate‐risk prostate cancer in African American and non‐Hispanic White men

PT Courtney, R Deka, NV Kotha, DR Cherry… - Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The safety of active surveillance (AS) for African American men compared with
non‐Hispanic White (White) men with intermediate‐risk prostate cancer is unclear. Methods …

Applying precision medicine to the active surveillance of prostate cancer

CA Reichard, AJ Stephenson, EA Klein - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The recent introduction of a variety of molecular tests will potentially reshape the care of
patients with prostate cancer. These tests may make more accurate management decisions …