PSA Triggers For Intervention During Active Surveillance: Velocity Vs. Doubling Time Vs. General Linear Mixed Modeling

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Active surveillance protocols are being implemented more frequently and are becoming a widely accepted management options for patients diagnosed with low risk disease.Klotz and colleagues from Toronto have lead the way in providing guidelines in these uncharted waters. This group was one of the first to systematically enroll patients into an active surveillance protocol, accumulating 231 patients with more than 6 months of follow up (mean follow-up 4.

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Filed under: Clinical Trials on June 10th, 2008