Increasing age predicts adverse pathology including intraductal carcinoma of the prostate and cribriform patterns in deferred radical prostatectomy after upfront active surveillance for Gleason grade group 1 prostate cancer: analysis of prospective observational study cohort.
Yoichiro TohiRyou IshikawaTakuma KatoJimpei MiyakawaRyuji MatsumotoKeiichiro MoriKoji MitsuzukaJunichi InokuchiMasafumi MatsumuraKenichiro ShigaHirohito NaitoYasuo KohjimotoNorihiko KawamuraMasaharu InoueShusuke AkamatsuNaoki TeradaYoshiyuki MiyazawaShintaro NaritaReiji HabaMikio SugimotoPublished in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2023)
Increasing age could be a predictive factor for adverse pathology. Our findings suggest that older men could potentially derive advantages from adhering to the examination schedule in active surveillance.