Outcome prediction of prostatic artery embolization: post hoc analysis of a randomized, open-label, non-inferiority trial.
Dominik AbtGautier MüllhauptLivio MordasiniSabine GüsewellStefan MarkartValentin ZumsteinThomas M M KesslerHans-Peter SchmidDaniel S EngelerLukas HechelhammerPublished in: BJU international (2018)
Baseline and peri-operative findings might help to guide patient selection and outcome prediction for PAE. Patients with larger prostates have a higher chance of success with PAE. Larger-scale clinical trials including a longer follow-up are warranted to further elucidate the most suitable patients for PAE.
Keyphrases
- clinical trial
- open label
- phase ii
- end stage renal disease
- phase iii
- study protocol
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- prostate cancer
- randomized controlled trial
- patient reported outcomes
- radiation therapy
- patient reported
- radical prostatectomy