Rate of misclassification in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy but fulfilling active surveillance criteria according to the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on prostate cancer. A high volume center experience.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that the current criteria for AS cannot reliably differentiate between clinically significant or insignificant PCa and therefore offer limited utility in patient selection. Inclusion of more reliable tools like mpMRI novel biological markers might contribute to refine the current AS criteria. PMID: 30037206 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Minerva Urol Nefrol Source Type: research