Expending the Paradigm: Active Surveillance for Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

• 作者: Issa Labou Lamine Niang Mamadou Tieoule Traore Mohamed Jalloh Serigne Magueye Gueye Thierno Amadou Diallo
• 来源期刊: 泌尿学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: PROSTATE Cancer ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE INTERMEDIATE Risk
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（8）
• 页码范围: 248-256
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Prostate cancer is the leading male cancer worldwide. There remains a controversy as to which patients have indolent disease and which patients present an aggressive disease needing treatment with intent to cure. Because of quality of life impairment associated with treatment by radiation or surgery, active surveillance (AS) is a valid management option to avoid or differ aggressive treatment. Traditionally, AS was reserved for men with low risk prostate cancer, however intermediate risk patients are more and more found in AS cohorts. The aim of this review is to describe the place of AS in intermediate risk patients and the perspectives offered by such a treatment modality.