Regelmaessig kontrol kan anvendes til overvågning af patienter med lavrisikoprostatacancer
Engelsk titel: Active surveillance is a useful strategy in the management of patients with low-risk prostate cancer
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Författare:
Birkebaek Thomsen, Frederik
;
Brasso, Klaus
Email: thomsen.frederik@gmail.com
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 29
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 15067298
Sammanfattning
Radical prostatectomy has in randomised settings failed to demonstrate a survival difference in patients with low-risk prostate cancer when tested against
an observational strategy. Active surveillance has been introduced in order to reduce overtreatment by distinguishing between cancers with a biological
potential, and truly indolent cancers best left untreated. Preliminary results from large prospective active surveillance cohorts are promising; however,
uncertainties persist concerning optimal patient selection and follow-up, as well as the long-term safety.