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Review
. 2014 Aug 16:6:107-12.
doi: 10.2147/RRU.S41653. eCollection 2014.

Prostate cancer: a review of active surveillance

Lars Lund  1 , Niels Svolgaard  2 , Mads Hvid Poulsen  2
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Review

Prostate cancer: a review of active surveillance

Lars Lund et al. Res Rep Urol. .

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to review the current recommendations for active surveillance in prostate cancer from the present prospective studies. Worldwide, there are increasing numbers of men with prostate cancer. It is now accepted as standard care that a number of men with favorable-risk disease can be followed with active surveillance. In 1995, the first prospective studies were initiated to assess the feasibility of active surveillance, in which the decision to intervene was determined by prostate-specific antigen and/or histological progression. The strategy was to provide therapy individualized to the biological behavior of the cancer. Clinical trials assessing active surveillance have usually included patients younger than 70 years of age, although the guidelines have changed over time for Gleason score and prostate-specific antigen, eg, doubling time, thereby changing the indication for active treatment. The present review focuses on patient selection, prospective studies reported in the literature, and future directions.

Keywords: active surveillance; prospective studies; prostate cancer; review.

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