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Table 5. Monitoring criteria in protocols with curative intent in chronological order of starting enrollment year (continued)
Center, Country Monitoring Gleason # biopsy cores PSA Imaging Behavioral Additional laboratory Triggers for
[Pubmed ID] schedule score /% cores indication tests interventions
Enrollment years
ProtecT, UK 116 PSA every 3 mo – referred to √ – – – The aim was “to
[19603015] in year 1 and biopsy if a PSA identify
ever 6 mo ≥3 ng/mL; developing
2000-2008 thereafter rebiopsy was cancers early
not routine enough to allow
treatment with
surgery or
j
radiotherapy”
(implied using
PSA level or
change and/or
rebiospy results
as triggers)
Dana-Farber PSA and DRE ≥7 20-core biopsy; √ – – – Patients with
k
Cancer Institute, every 6 mo; ≥3 positive progression
US 117 biopsy every 12 cores, or >50% were offered
[21167525] to 18 mo of any core surgery or
involved with radiotherapy.
2000-2010 cancer
Kagawa Medical PSA every 2 mo – Rebiopsy did not PSA DT <2 yr – – – PSA DT <2 yr
Univ., Japan 118 for 6 mo, every 3 fit initial after 6 mo after 6 mo;
[18272471] mo thereafter; pathology (based on all rebiopsy did not
Re-biopsy at 1 yr criteria (i.e., 1-2 PSA or most fit initial
2002-2003 (no data beyond positive cores recent 1 yr) pathology
1 yr) per 6-12 criteria
systematic
biopsy cores)
Cleveland clinic, PSA every 6-12 √ √ √ – – – Considering
US 119 mo, surveillance multiple
[21256549] biopsy usually parameters
every 2 yr or (PSA and PSA
2004-2009 sooner kinetics,
changes in DRE,
quantity of
cancer in biopsy
specimens, and
biopsy Gleason
score)

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