Impact of adherence to criteria on oncological outcomes of radical prostatectomy in patients opting for active surveillance: data from the PRIAS-JAPAN study.
Yoichiro TohiTakuma KatoJimpei MiyakawaRyuji MatsumotoHiroshi SasakiKoji MitsuzukaJunichi InokuchiMasafumi MatsumuraAkira YokomizoHidefumi KinoshitaIsao HaraNorihiko KawamuraKohei HashimotoMasaharu InoueJun TeishimaHidenori KannoHiroshi FukuharaSatoru MaruyamaShinichi SakamotoToshihiro SaitoYoshiyuki KakehiMikio SugimotoPublished in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2022)
Half of the off-criteria patients underwent radical prostatectomy within 3 years of beginning active surveillance, and their pathological findings were not worse than those of the on-criteria patients.