Browsing by Author "D'Amico, Anthony V."
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Evaluating the Impact of PSA as a Selection Criteria for Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy in a Screened Cohort
Tanguturi, Shyam K.; Chen, Ming-Hui; Loffredo, Marian; Richie, Jerome P.; D'Amico, Anthony V. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Purpose. We investigated whether NS-RP increased risk of PSA failure and whether PSA should be included as a selection criterion for NS. Methods:. We evaluated 357 consecutive men with screen-detected PC who underwent open ... -
Evidence Suggesting That Obesity Prevention Measures May Improve Prostate Cancer Outcomes Using Data from a Prospective Randomized Trial
Chandra, Ravi A.; Chen, Ming-Hui; Zhang, Danjie; Loffredo, Marian; D'Amico, Anthony V. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Purpose. Increasing body mass index (BMI) is associated with higher risk prostate cancer (PC) at presentation. Whether increasing BMI also prompts earlier salvage androgen suppression therapy (sAST) is unknown. Materials ... -
Obesity and the Odds of Weight Gain following Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Braunstein, Lior Z.; Chen, Ming-Hui; Loffredo, Marian; Kantoff, Philip W.; D'Amico, Anthony V. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Background:. Increasing body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of mortality; however, quantifying weight gain in men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PC) remains unexplored. ... -
Prior-Cancer Diagnosis in Men with Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer and the Risk of Prostate-Cancer-Specific and All-Cause Mortality
Mirabeau-Beale, Kristina; Chen, Ming-Hui; D'Amico, Anthony V. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Purpose. We evaluated the impact a prior cancer diagnosis had on the risk of prostate-cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) and all-cause mortality (ACM) in men with PC. Methods:. Using the SEER data registry, 166,104 men (median ...