2023
Environmental Impact of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy
Leapman M, Thiel C, Gordon I, Nolte A, Perecman A, Loeb S, Overcash M, Sherman J. Environmental Impact of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy. European Urology 2023, 83: 463-471. PMID: 36635108, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSystematic biopsyProstate biopsyProstate biopsy procedureResonance imagingBiopsy coresTransrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate BiopsyBiopsy procedureMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingUnnecessary prostate biopsiesBiparametric magnetic resonance imagingOutpatient urology clinicNumber of biopsiesGuided Prostate BiopsyAcademic medical centerHealth care facilitiesEvidence-based approachUrology clinicClinical managementMedical CenterTriage strategiesClinical careTransrectal ultrasoundBiopsy
2017
Association between a 17-gene genomic prostate score and multi-parametric prostate MRI in men with low and intermediate risk prostate cancer (PCa)
Leapman MS, Westphalen AC, Ameli N, Lawrence HJ, Febbo PG, Cooperberg MR, Carroll PR. Association between a 17-gene genomic prostate score and multi-parametric prostate MRI in men with low and intermediate risk prostate cancer (PCa). PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0185535. PMID: 29016610, PMCID: PMC5634556, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic Prostate ScoreIntermediate-risk prostate cancerRisk prostate cancerProstate cancerMean apparent diffusion coefficientApparent diffusion coefficientPattern 3Prostate MRISuspicion of malignancyGleason pattern 3Multi-parametric prostate MRIMultiple comparison testFive-tier scaleDunn's multiple comparison testMpMRI findingsMRI findingsMRI groupMRI scoresActive surveillanceDominant lesionStromal responseMRI categoryAndrogen signalingKruskal-Wallis testSignificant associationActive Surveillance in Younger Men With Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Cowan JE, Nguyen HG, Shinohara KK, Perez N, Cooperberg MR, Catalona WJ, Carroll PR. Active Surveillance in Younger Men With Prostate Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2016.68.005. PMID: 28346806, PMCID: PMC5466007, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.68.0058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiopsy-based Gleason scoreActive surveillanceAssociation of ageProstate cancerDefinitive treatmentRadical prostatectomyYounger patientsGleason scoreMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionYounger ageLow-risk prostate cancerCox proportional hazards regressionGleason score upgradeInitial active surveillanceRelated end pointsCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier methodYounger patient ageProportional hazards regressionPrimary study objectiveInitial biopsyMedian agePatient ageHazards regressionBiochemical outcomes