The direct prognosis comparison of 125I low-dose-rate brachytherapy versus laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer

• Published in: European journal of medical research Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Liang, Zhen, Yuliang, Chen, Zhu, Ming, Zhou, Yi, Wu, Xingcheng, Li, Hanzhong, Fan, Bu, Zhou, Zhien, Yan, Weigang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 02.06.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Biopsy; Cancer surgery; Cancer therapies; Comparative analysis; Comparative effectiveness; Contraindications; Health aspects; Laparoscopic surgery; Laparoscopy; Low-dose-rate brachytherapy; Lymphatic system; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical colleges; Medical prognosis; Metastasis; Mortality; Pathology; Patients; Prostate cancer; Prostatic neoplasms; Radiation therapy; Radical prostatectomy; Radioisotope brachytherapy; Review; Risk factors; Surgeons; Surveillance; Treatment outcomes; Urological surgery; United States > US

Background This study aims to compare the clinical outcomes after performing radical prostatectomy (RP) or low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR) for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer (IRPC). Methods We performed a retrospective analysis on 361 IRPC patients who underwent treatment in Pekin...