More Than Words: Defining Adjuvant, Consolidative, and Salvage Treatment after Radical Prostatectomy

After radical prostatectomy, adjuvant therapy should be used sparingly when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is undetectable. Instead, early salvage therapy is recommended for PSA recurrence. Patients with PSA persistence after prostatectomy are at high risk and should be offered consolidative therap...

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Published inEuropean urology Vol. 86; no. 5; pp. 385 - 387
Main Authors Lane, Brian R., Dess, Robert T., Borza, Tudor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Elsevier B.V 01.11.2024
Subjects
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood
Prostatectomy - methods
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Salvage Therapy
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ISSN0302-2838
1873-7560
1873-7560
DOI10.1016/j.eururo.2024.02.024

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Summary:After radical prostatectomy, adjuvant therapy should be used sparingly when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is undetectable. Instead, early salvage therapy is recommended for PSA recurrence. Patients with PSA persistence after prostatectomy are at high risk and should be offered consolidative therapy.
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ISSN:0302-2838
1873-7560
1873-7560
DOI:10.1016/j.eururo.2024.02.024