Retrospective Study of Positive Biopsy Specimens on Patients Undergoing a Prostatectomy

Do Positive Lateral Biopsy Cores on TRUS Directed Biopsies Predict Capsular Penetration and Positive Surgical Margins?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00513721

Enrollment

400

Registered

2007-08-09

Start date

2007-07-31

Completion date

2009-05-31

Last updated

2009-05-05

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Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Keywords

prostate, prostate cancer, surgical margins, gleason score, positive lateral biopsies

Brief summary

This is a review of prostate biopsy specimens which show capsular penetration or positive surgical margins. Patients had surgery performed at William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, Michigan.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Males having undergone surgery for prostate cancer at William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, Michigan

Countries

United States

Outcome results