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Does the presence of cribiform histology at biopsy in prostate cancer affect your management in an otherwise intermediate-risk prostate cancer?

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Does the presence of cribiform histology at biopsy in prostate cancer affect your management in an otherwise intermediate-risk prostate cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · UC San Diego
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There have been no trials on this specific question, so there is room for debate and more science (hoping our recent grant submission in this area gets funded...). Here is my current thinking. This is for generally healthy patients with long life expectancy (≥10 years, but especially if ≥15 years). ...

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Urology · Center For Urology
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Here’s my opinion: A PSMA PET scan is important before deciding treatment options. Thanks to modern screening and more accurate staging at diagnosis, we have seen a stage shift toward earlier detection and clinically localized disease. If micrometastatic on PSMA PET, I recommend radiation and ADT. I...

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