Preoperative endogenous testosterone density predicts disease progression from localized impalpable prostate cancer presenting with PSA levels elevated up to 10 ng/mL.

Antonio Benito PorcaroAlberto BianchiGiovanni MazzucatoSebastian GallinaEmanuele SerafinAlessandro TafuriClara CerratoAndrea PanunzioStefano VidiriDamiano D'AiettiRossella OrlandoDavide BrusaMatteo BrunelliSalvatore SiracusanoMaria Angela CerrutoAlessandro Antonelli

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2022)

In this particular subset of patients, increased ETD with low ET levels, indicating androgen independence, resulted in a more aggressive disease with poorer prognosis.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
radical prostatectomy
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patients undergoing
patient reported outcomes
patient reported