A nationwide trend away from radical prostatectomy for Gleason grade group 1 prostate cancer.

Joseph B JohnJohn PascoeSarah FowlerThomas WaltonMark JohnsonBenjamin ChallacombeAndrew J DickinsonJonathan AningJohn S McGrath

Published in: BJU international (2021)

Active surveillance (AS) is now considered the appropriate management option for a majority of cases of Gleason grade group 1 (GG1) prostate cancer (PC). The long-term survival for such patients undergoing AS is comparable to those managed with radical prostatectomy (RP) or radical radiotherapy (RT), and it avoids the significant adverse effects associated with radical treatment.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
patients undergoing
early stage
radiation therapy
locally advanced
radiation induced
rectal cancer