2018
First Postprostatectomy Ultrasensitive Prostate-specific Antigen Predicts Survival in Patients with High-risk Prostate Cancer Pathology
Kang JJ, Reiter RE, Steinberg ML, King CR. First Postprostatectomy Ultrasensitive Prostate-specific Antigen Predicts Survival in Patients with High-risk Prostate Cancer Pathology. European Urology Oncology 2018, 1: 378-385. PMID: 31158076, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2018.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNeoplasm, ResidualPostoperative PeriodPrognosisProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSalvage TherapySurvival AnalysisConceptsBone metastasis-free survivalProstate cancer-specific survivalUltrasensitive prostate specific antigenOverall survivalBiochemical relapseProstate-specific antigenRadical prostatectomyMultivariate analysisProstate-specific antigen levelImmediate adjuvant therapyOccult prostate cancerOccult systemic diseaseCancer-specific survivalEarly salvage radiotherapyHigh-risk diseaseKaplan-Meier methodTraditional risk factorsMetastasis-free survivalPrediction of outcomeProstate cancer pathologyAdjuvant therapySalvage radiotherapyHormone therapyIndependent predictorsStudy endpointWrong to be Right
Kang JJ, Reiter RE, Kummer N, DeKernion J, Steinberg ML, King CR. Wrong to be Right. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 41: 1-5. PMID: 26237192, PMCID: PMC6946377, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnalysis of VarianceCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProportional Hazards ModelsProstate-Specific AntigenProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSalvage TherapySurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsSalvage radiation therapyRadical prostatectomyT stageCox multivariate analysisIntrinsic risk factorsIatrogenic failuresPostoperative PSASRT PSASalvage radiationBiochemical progressionIndependent predictorsLocal recurrencePreoperative PSARelapse rateBiochemical relapseKaplan-MeierBiochemical recurrenceSurgical approachRP patientsRisk factorsSurgical techniqueGleason gradeRadiation therapySurgical pathologyConsecutive rises
2014
Ultrasensitive Prostate Specific Antigen after Prostatectomy Reliably Identifies Patients Requiring Postoperative Radiotherapy
Kang JJ, Reiter RE, Steinberg ML, King CR. Ultrasensitive Prostate Specific Antigen after Prostatectomy Reliably Identifies Patients Requiring Postoperative Radiotherapy. Journal Of Urology 2014, 193: 1532-1538. PMID: 25463990, PMCID: PMC4527538, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasensitive prostate specific antigenProstate-specific antigenInitial prostate-specific antigenPostoperative prostate-specific antigenBiochemical relapseSpecific antigenHigh riskRadical prostatectomyPostoperative radiotherapyT stageGleason gradeMultivariate analysisProstate-specific antigen (PSA) recurrenceEventual biochemical failureSpecific antigen recurrenceCox multivariate analysisTraditional risk factorsConventional prostate specific antigenBiochemical failureIdentifies patientsMedian followupMargin statusPathology findingsKaplan-MeierPositive margins