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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 Polascik
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • radical prostatectomy
  • african american
  • prostate cancer
  • patients undergoing
  • ultrasound guided
  • fine needle aspiration
  • high resolution
  • adverse drug
  • middle aged
  • emergency department
  • mass spectrometry