Confirmatory multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging at recruitment confers prolonged stay in active surveillance and decreases the rate of upgrading at follow-up.

Stefano LuzzagoMichele CatellaniEttore Di TrapaniGabriele CozziFrancesco A MistrettaRoberto BianchiPaola PricoloAndrea ContiEleonora AnconaNicolò PiacentiniSarah AlessiGiuseppe RenneMatteo FerroDeliu-Victor MateiGennaro MusiBarbara Alicja Jereczek-FossaGiuseppe PetraliaOttavio de Cobelli

Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2019)

Confirmatory mpMRI±-targeted biopsies are associated with higher PFS and B-PFS during AS. However, a non-negligible percentage of patients experience csPCa after switching to active treatment.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
computed tomography
prognostic factors
cancer therapy
drug delivery
ultrasound guided
patient reported