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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
After external beam radiation therapy, pretreatment prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is the most powerful predictor of outcome as measured PSA (biochemical) failure. The post-treatment nadir levels of PSA that predict best for subsequent freedom from PSA failure are debatable, and many nadir levels have been proposed as targets. Although lower nadirs generally are associated with superior outcomes, the identification of a single absolute nadir level was not selected at a recent ASTRO consensus conference. Rather, three consecutive PSA rises above the nadir, with date of failure at the midpoint between the nadir and first rise, were selected as a more useful end point for treatment failure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0094-0143
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
407-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Prostate-specific antigen after radiation therapy. Prognosis by pretreatment level and post-treatment nadir.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Virginia Prostate Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article