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2564901

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8642
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
In a population-based study, disease progression and survival were evaluated in untreated patients with newly diagnosed cancer of the prostate without distant metastases. Complete follow-up was achieved in 223 of 227 (98%) consecutively diagnosed, eligible patients of all ages. After 5 years, the cumulative progression-free survival (with 95% confidence interval) was 71.8 (65.5-78.1)% and survival corrected for causes of death other than prostatic cancer was 93.8 (88.3-97.6)%. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed no association between age at diagnosis and the natural course. Local progression was less common in localised, non-palpable tumours than in larger tumours. The rate of progression was 18.7 (6.1-57.1) times higher and that of disease-specific death 216.0 (31.2-1496) times higher in patients with poorly than in those with highly differentiated tumours. It is concluded that tumour grade at diagnosis is an excellent predictor of local and distant progression. The low death rate, especially in patients with highly and moderately differentiated tumours, means that any local or systemic therapy intended for patients with early prostatic cancer must be evaluated in clinical trials with untreated controls for comparison.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
799-803
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Natural history of localised prostatic cancer. A population-based study in 223 untreated patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Orebro Medical Center, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't