Predicción del Riesgo a Largo Plazo de Mortalidad por Cáncer de Próstata Tras una Prueba de Detección de Antígeno

Patrick Lewicki1, Ralph Jiang2, Archana Radhakrishnan3

  • 1Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (P.L., T.M.M.).

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Resumen

Se desarrolló y validó un nuevo modelo de riesgo de mortalidad por cáncer de próstata. Este modelo mejora la interpretación de los resultados de las pruebas de antígeno prostático específico (PSA) para predecir la mortalidad específica por cáncer de próstata (PCSM).

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