PSA course after definitive high-dose radiotherapy of localized prostate cancer

Autor: Patrick, Schüller, Ulrich, Schäfer, Oliver, Micke, Joan E, Panke, Normann, Willich
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Anticancer research. 25(3A)
ISSN: 0250-7005
Popis: After radical prostatectomy, PSA levels that reach near zero values in less than 14 days are associated with a favourable prognosis. The aim of this analysis was to investigate whether PSA also declines to near zero values after combined tele-brachytherapy.Forty-one patient, treated with combined tele-brachytherapy for prostate cancer, were followed for at least 2 years after treatment with repeated PSA measurements.PSA values1.0 ng/ml were only reached after 15 months; near zero PSA levels were not reached until 18-24 months after treatment (median: 0.25 ng/ml).A PSA decline to near zero values occurs after definitive tele-brachytherapy, but it takes longer than after surgery (18-24 months).
Databáze: OpenAIRE