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Aggressive Prostate Cancers in Elderly Patients

Completed
Conditions
Prostatic Neoplasms
Registration Number
NCT01347476
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Patients aged 70 years or older had a higher possibility of high risk cancer than younger patients.

Detailed Description

Patients aged 70 years or older had a higher risk of advanced prostate cancer and shorter BCR-free survival than younger ones. Definite treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer should be actively considered in well-selected healthy patients older than 70 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
1333
Inclusion Criteria
  • clinically localized prostate cancer
  • good health status
  • follow-up period more than 12 months
Exclusion Criteria
  • insufficient clinical data
  • poor health status
  • clinically advanced prostate cancer

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
biochemical recurrences (BCR)5 year-BCR

BCR was defined as two consecutive increasing PSA values of more than 0.2 ng/mL

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pathologic outcomespostoperative 1 week

biopsy or pathologic Gleason scores, mean percent of positive cores and tumor volume percent, Extracapsular extension and seminal vesicle invasion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Boramae Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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