Pre- and post-operative nomograms to predict recurrence-free probability in korean men with clinically localized prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although the incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) is rapidly increasing in Korea, there are few suitable prediction models for disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP). We established pre- and post-operative nomograms estimating biochemical recurrence (BCR)-free probability after RP in Korean men with clinically localized PCa.

Patients and methods

Our sampling frame included 3,034 consecutive men with clinically localized PCa who underwent RP at our tertiary centers from June 2004 through July 2011. After inappropriate data exclusion, we evaluated 2,867 patients for the development of nomograms. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to develop pre- and post-operative nomograms that predict BCR-free probability. Finally, we resampled from

SUBMITTER: Kang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4061043 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature