Is Biopsy Gleason Score Independently Associated With Biochemical Progression Following Radical Prostatectomy After Adjusting for Pathological Gleason Score?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3874488	The Journal of Urology	2006	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Biopsy Gleason score remained strongly associated with progression even when the pathological Gleason score was known and controlled for. If confirmed at other centers, incorporation of biopsy Gleason score into postoperative nomograms designed to estimate the progression risk might improve model precision.

Keywords

PSA Prostate specific antigen Biopsy Shared Equal Access Regional Cancer Hospital SEARCH Radical prostatectomy Prostatic neoplasms Prostate Prostatectomy Disease progression

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Is Biopsy Gleason Score Independently Associated With Biochemical Progression Following Radical Prostatectomy After Adjusting for Pathological Gleason Score?

Authors

Nicholas J. Fitzsimons, Joseph C. Jr, Christopher J. Kane, Martha K. Terris, William J. Aronson, Christopher L. Amling, Stephen J. Freedland,