Johns Hopkins: ultrasensitive PSA after surgery predicts biochemical relapse

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Sitemaster

We’ve looked at several retrospective studies this year that found that early ultrasensitive PSA (uPSA) results following surgery can reliably predict eventual biochemical relapse. Johns Hopkins examined its own database and found the same thing. … READ MORE …

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MRI/TRUS fusion biopsies in men with PSA values < 5.2 ng/ml

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sitemaster

There is a distinctly “odd” paper in the December 2014 issue of the Journal of Urology on optimization of the use of MRI/TRUS fusion-guided biopsies in men suspected of having prostate cancer. … READ MORE …

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