Risk stratification involves assigning patients to categories based on diagnostic risk factors. The goal is to identify those patients who are more or less likely to respond to specific therapies (or active surveillance). … READ MORE …
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A paper given at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Ocology (ASTRO) suggests that the Decipher genomic classifier may help to distinguish between treatment options for men in need of salvage radiation therapy after first-line radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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A decision that tortures patients with adverse findings (positive margins, and/or stage T3/4) after prostatectomy is whether to jump into adjuvant radiation right away, or wait until PSA rises to 0.2 ng/ml before having salvage radiation. … READ M\ORE …
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