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Herden, Jan ORCID: 0000-0002-1667-5200, Heidenreich, Axel and Weissbach, Lothar (2017). Risk stratification: a tool to predict the course of active surveillance for localized prostate cancer? BJU Int., 120 (2). S. 212 - 219. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1464-410X

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Abstract

Objective To investigate a cohort of patients undergoing active surveillance (AS) for localized prostate cancer (PCa) with regard to possible differences in discontinuation rates, subsequent therapies, reasons for intervention and pathological findings after deferred surgery after patient stratification into very-low-risk, low-risk and intermediate-/high-risk PCa groups. Patients and Methods The HAROW study was a non-interventional, observational, outcomes research study on the management of localized PCa in the community setting. A total of 468 patients were prospectively enrolled in the HAROW study, with a mean follow-up of 28.5 months. Treating urologists reported clinical variables, information on therapy and clinical course of disease at 6-month intervals. Results Of 468 patients under AS, 244 were stratified into very-low-risk, 142 into low-risk and 82 into intermediate-/high-risk groups. Of these patients, 112 discontinued AS. Discontinuation rates were 25.4% in the very-low-risk, 21.1% in the low-risk and 24.4% in the intermediate-/high-risk groups (P = 0.633). The main reasons for intervention were biopsy upgrade and/or prostate-specific antigen elevation in the very-low-and low-risk groups, and patient preference in the intermediate-/high-risk group (P < 0.05). No significant differences were found regarding subsequent therapies and pathological findings after deferred surgery. Conclusion Our results show no differences in the outcome of risk-stratified patients in the specified risk groups managed with AS, while switching to an invasive treatment on the patient's request was more frequent in the intermediate-/high-risk group.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Herden, Jan UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1667-5200 UNSPECIFIED Heidenreich, Axel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Weissbach, Lothar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-223621
DOI:	10.1111/bju.13715
Journal or Publication Title:	BJU Int.
Volume:	120
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 212 - 219
Date:	2017
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1464-410X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; CONTEMPORARY PROTOCOLS; PATHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES; INTERMEDIATE; CANDIDATES; COHORT; MEN Multiple languages Urology & Nephrology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/22362