Predicting Urinary Function Outcomes Following Low-dose-rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Our aim was to develop a tool using readily available clinical parameters to predict the probability of poor urinary function following low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT) for localized prostate cancer.

Methods

Data from the multicentre, prospective Swiss LDR-BT cohort were analyzed for men treated with LDR-BT. Inclusion criteria were minimum follow-up of 3 yr or postoperative treatment with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). A total of 914 men were analyzed, with complete data available for 607 men. Pre-interventional variables assessed were International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), prostate volume (PV), maximum urinary flow rate, prostate-specific antigen, postvoid residual urine volume, and age. The primary outcome was poor urinar

SUBMITTER: Ruedi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652755 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature