PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AFTER CRYOSURGICAL ABLATION OF THE PROSTATE- DEFINING THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE

Authors
CONNOLLY JA SHINOHARA K PRESTI JC CARROLL PR
Citation
Ja. Connolly et al., PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AFTER CRYOSURGICAL ABLATION OF THE PROSTATE- DEFINING THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE, Urologic clinics of North America, 24(2), 1997, pp. 415
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urologic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00940143
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-0143(1997)24:2<415:PAACAO>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The ability of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to predict long-term cu re after cryotherapy for localized prostate cancer is not known becaus e experience with this treatment modality is limited; however, it appe ars that a PSA value of 0.5 ng/mL or less at 6 months or longer after cryotherapy is associated with a high probability of a negative post-t reatment biopsy (greater than 95%). An undetectable PSA (less than 0.1 ng/mL) 3 months after the procedure is associated with a likelihood o f a negative biopsy at 6 months and low, stable PSA levels up to 2 yea rs.