Influence of African American race on the association between preoperative biopsy grade group and adverse histopathologic features of radical prostatectomy.
Thomas J PolascikAriel A SchulmanLauren E HowardKae Jack TayChristopher L AmlingWilliam J AronsonMatthew R CooperbergChristopher J KaneMartha K TerrisStephen J FreedlandThomas J PolascikPublished in: Cancer (2019)
Higher preoperative biopsy GrGp is associated with increased odds of adverse histopathological findings as well as lower odds of a PSA nadir <0.1 ng/mL after RP. These associations are largely independent of race, suggesting that GrGp is an accurate tool for risk stratification in both black and white men.