Aim: To evaluate active surveillance (AS) selection, safety and durability among men with low-risk prostate cancer assessed using the clinical cell-cycle risk (CCR) score, a combined clinical and molecular score. Patients & methods: Initial treatment selection (AS vs treatment) and duration of AS were evaluated for men with low-risk prostate cancer according to the CCR score and National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines. Adverse events included biochemical recurrence and metastasis. Results: 82.4% (547/664) of men initially selected AS (median follow-up: 2.2 years), 0.4% (2/547) of whom experienced an adverse event. Two-thirds of patients remained on AS for more than 3 years; patient choice was the most common reason for leaving AS. Conclusion: The CCR score may aid in the identification of men who can safely defer prostate cancer treatment.
Personalized medicine. 2019 Sep 04 [Epub ahead of print]
Sanjeev Kaul, Kirk J Wojno, Steven Stone, Brent Evans, Ryan Bernhisel, Stephanie Meek, Richard E D’Anna, Jeffrey Ferguson, Jeffrey Glaser, Todd M Morgan, Jeremy Lieb, Robert Yan, Todd Cohen, Behfar Ehdaie
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