2016_BT PROSTATE CANCER COURSE BOOK

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.

2002 Mar 1;52(3):664-73.

Relationship between percent positive biopsies and

biochemical outcome after permanent interstitial

brachytherapy for clinically organ-confined carcinoma of the

prostate gland.

Merrick GS

Butler WM

Galbreath RW

Lief JH

Adamovich E

CONCLUSION

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Our results suggest that the

percentage of positive biopsies is not

statistically significant in predicting the

5-year biochemical disease-free

outcome for patients with low,

intermediate, and high-risk disease

undergoing permanent prostate

brachytherapy.