2024
Risk factors for Gleason score upgrade from prostate biopsy to radical prostatectomy
Smani S, Sundaresan V, Lokeshwar S, Choksi A, Carbonella J, Brito J, Renzulli J, Sprenkle P, Leapman M. Risk factors for Gleason score upgrade from prostate biopsy to radical prostatectomy. Exploration Of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy 2024, 5: 981-996. PMID: 39280242, PMCID: PMC11390291, DOI: 10.37349/etat.2024.00259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGleason score upgradingProstate-specific antigenRisk factorsMagnetic resonance imagingRadical prostatectomyScore upgradingAssociated with Gleason score upgradingBiopsy to radical prostatectomyHigher-risk prostate cancerPatients treated with surgeryProstate magnetic resonance imagingClinically localized diseaseGleason grade groupLow-risk diseaseRecognition of risk factorsBody mass indexGleason upgradingFinal pathologyProstate volumeProstate biopsySource of diagnostic uncertaintyBiopsy coresLocalized diseaseProstate cancerInitial management
2023
Personalizing approaches to the management of metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer: role of advanced imaging, genetics and therapeutics
Lokeshwar S, Choksi A, Haltstuch D, Rahman S, Press B, Syed J, Hurwitz M, Kim I, Leapman M. Personalizing approaches to the management of metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer: role of advanced imaging, genetics and therapeutics. World Journal Of Urology 2023, 41: 2007-2019. PMID: 37160450, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-023-04409-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancerAndrogen deprivation therapyHormone-sensitive prostate cancerSensitive prostate cancerPositron emission tomographyConventional computerized tomographyDocetaxel chemotherapyClinical trialsProstate cancerCombination of ADTBackbone of treatmentCytoreductive radical prostatectomySequencing of therapyFirst-line treatmentEvaluation of patientsClinical practice guidelinesOngoing clinical trialsAndrogen receptor antagonistPubMed Medline databaseDeprivation therapyInitial managementOverall survivalStaging evaluationBone scanRandomized trials
2018
Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Wang R, Park HS, Yu JB, Weinreb JC, Gross CP, Ma X. Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer. Urology 2018, 124: 98-106. PMID: 30107188, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingProstate cancerDefinitive treatmentPCa diagnosisEnd Results-Medicare databaseResonance imagingMultivariable logistic regression analysisPropensity scoreDiagnosis of PCaUse of MRIConditional logistic regression modelsLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsInitial managementMultivariable analysisGreater oddsPatientsSocioeconomic statusDiagnosisHigher likelihoodRegression analysisDemographic factorsCancerNational determinants of active surveillance among patients with clinical stage 1A kidney tumors.
Lu A, Nguyen K, Nolte A, Alimi O, Hsiang W, Ghabili K, Syed J, Shuch B, Leapman M. National determinants of active surveillance among patients with clinical stage 1A kidney tumors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 694-694. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.6_suppl.694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall renal massesNational Cancer DatabaseActive surveillanceInitial managementRenal massesCancer DatabaseClinical T1a renal massesMultivariate logistic regression modelFacility-level differencesWest North Central census divisionCancer registry dataT1a renal massesLogistic regression modelsSocio-demographic determinantsDefinitive therapyDefinitive treatmentPatient ageTotal cohortPractice patternsNational utilizationRegistry dataInclusion criteriaCaucasian raceKidney tumorsPatients