An international multicenter study evaluating the impact of an alternative biochemical failure definition on the judgment of prostate cancer risk

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8246005	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2006	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusions: The L + 2 definition of bF provides improved capacity for discrimination of failure risk. New prognostic models based on this endpoint have overall statistical performance superior to those based on the ASTRO consensus definition but continue to have unreliable discrimination in the intermediate-risk region.

Keywords

Radiotherapy Prostate cancer Prognostic factors Biochemical outcome

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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An international multicenter study evaluating the impact of an alternative biochemical failure definition on the judgment of prostate cancer risk

Authors

Scott G. F.R.A.N.Z.C.R., Gillian M. M.D., F.R.A.N.Z.C.R., N. Kumar F.R.C.P., F.R.A.N.Z.C.R., Jeremy L. F.R.A.N.Z.C.R., F.A.Ch.P.M., Tom M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Gary R. F.R.A.N.Z.C.R., Sandra F.R.A.N.Z.C.R.,